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Sufia Kamal

1911 - 1999

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Begum Sufia Kamal (20 June 1911 – 20 November 1999) was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in Bangladesh. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sufia Kamal is the 5,506th most popular writer (down from 5,155th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Bangladesh and the 9th most popular Bangladeshi Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sufia Kamal ranks 5,506 out of 7,302. Before her are Lew Rockwell, Timrava, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Nathan Zach, Abraham Cowley, and José Carlos Somoza. After her are Ann Bannon, Miguel Otero Silva, Jakub Arbes, James Bowen, Robertson Davies, and Ádám Bodor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Sufia Kamal ranks 328. Before her are Imre Rajczy, Leonard Warren, George Szekeres, Anatol Rapoport, Eduard Kainberger, and Ekrem Akurgal. After her are Arvid Thörn, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Näcip Cihanov, Gilles Grangier, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Paul Grégoire. Among people deceased in 1999, Sufia Kamal ranks 243. Before her are Nathan Jacobson, Willy Bandholz, Dana Plato, Liselott Linsenhoff, Eric Wolf, and Yuriy Istomin. After her are Paul-Émile de Souza, Sulo Nurmela, Faith Domergue, Robert Kramer, Nicholas Metropolis, and Mel Tormé.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Sufia Kamal ranks 49 out of 74. Before her are Suchitra Sen (1931), Humayun Ahmed (1948), Nurul Amin (1893), Bagha Jatin (1879), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921), and Ahmed Sofa (1943). After her are Shankha Ghosh (1932), Syed Nazrul Islam (1925), Abdul Quader Molla (1948), Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916), Utpal Dutt (1929), and Moudud Ahmed (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Bangladesh

Among writers born in Bangladesh, Sufia Kamal ranks 9. Before her are Begum Rokeya (1880), Chittaranjan Das (1869), Taslima Nasrin (1962), Kamini Roy (1864), Humayun Ahmed (1948), and Ahmed Sofa (1943). After her are Shankha Ghosh (1932), Avijit Roy (1972), Mamunul Haque (1973), and Monica Ali (1967).

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