Sufia Kamal
Sufia Kamal | |
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সুফিয়া কামাল | |
| Born | Syeda Sufia Begum 20 June 1911 |
| Died | 20 November 1999 (aged 88) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, writer |
| Spouses | Syed Nehal Hossain
(m. 1922; died 1932)Kamaluddin Ahmed
(m. 1939; died 1977) |
| Children | Sultana Kamal (daughter) |
| Awards | full list |
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.