Abu Mohammed Habibullah, also known as ABM Habibullah, was a Bangladeshi historian and writer.

Early life

Habibullah was born on 1911 in Burdwan District, West Bengal, British India. He graduated from Hughli Madrasa in 1926 and Islamic Intermediate College, Dhaka in 1928. He graduated with a B.A. in history from Hooghly Mohsin College in 1931 and a M.A. in history from the

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in 1933. He earned his PhD from the

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of the

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. He also received a diploma in library science.

Career

Habibullah joined Calcutta Madrasa in 1938 as a librarian. He joined the History Department of the University of Calcutta as a lecturer in 1939. He transferred next year to the Department of Islamic History and Culture, a newly created department at the University of Calcutta. In 1950, he joined the

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. He was one of the founders of

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. From 1961 to 1963, he served as the dean of Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He was the president of the

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from 1968 to 1972. He served as the chair of the Department of Islamic History and Culture in University of Dhaka until 1973. From 1976 to 1977, he was chairman of University Grants Commission. He also worked as the curator of Dhaka Museum.

Death and legacy

Habibulllah died in 1984. The Department of Islamic History and Culture of the University of Dhaka established the Abu Mohammed Habibullah Memorial Library in his memory.

References

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