Abul Kalam () meaning ''father of

Kalam ''Ilm al-kalam'' or ''ilm al-lahut'', often shortened to ''kalam'', is the scholastic, speculative, or rational study of Islamic theology ('' aqida''). It can also be defined as the science that studies the fundamental doctrines of Islamic fai ...

'', is a given name and a common alias used by several people, typically

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

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Bihari Muslims Bihari Muslims are adherents of Islam who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Biharis. They are geographically native to the region comprising the Bihar state of India, although there are significantly large communities o ...

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Abul Kalam Azad (disambiguation) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958), popularly known as Maulana Azad, was an Indian independence activist, scholar and politician, who served as the first Minister of Education of India. Abul Kalam Azad may also refer to: * Abul Kalam Azad (inte ...

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Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin (11 November 188822 February 1958), better known as Maulana Azad and sometimes referred as Abul Kalam Azad, was an Indian politician, writer and activist of the Indian independence movement. A senior leader of t ...

(1888–1958), scholar and freedom fighter from pre-partition Bengal * Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria (1918–2016), Bangladeshi scholar and archaeologist * Abul Kalam (1923–2013), Pakistani-Deccani vice-chancellor of

NED University of Engineering & Technology The NED University of Engineering & Technology is a public university located in the urban area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest engineering universities in Pakistan, acknowledged for its best teaching practices and graduat ...

* Abul Kalam Muhammad Yusuf (1926–2014), Bangladeshi religious scholar, writer, activist and politician * Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed (1938–2023), former director-general of

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy (, ) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Bangladesh that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop an ...

* Abul Kalam Faezul Huq (1944–2007), Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, and columnist *

Abul Kalam Mazumdar Principal Abul Kalam Mazumder is a Bangladeshi national politician, one of the organizers of the Bangladesh Liberation War, a social worker and a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Early life He was born on 25 August 1945 in Meherkul Daulatpur vil ...

(1945–1994), Bangladeshi principal, social worker and politician *

Abul Kalam Abdul Momen Abul Kalam Abdul Momen (born 23 August 1947), known as AK Abdul Momen, is a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat, and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as permanent representative of Ban ...

(born 1947), Bangladeshi former foreign affairs minister *

Abul Kalam Qasmi Abul Kalam Qasmi (20 December 1950 – 8 July 2021) was an Indian scholar, literary critic, and a poet of the Urdu language who served as the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was the editor of '' Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq ...

(1950–2021), Indian-Bihari scholar, literary critic, poet and dean *

Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi (born 25 October 1951) is an Indian Islamic scholar, author, essayist and an Urdu translator of the Qur'an. He has been the principal of Madrasa Islamia Shamsul Huda, Patna, for about thirteen years. Some of his works inc ...

(born 1951), Indian-Bihari Islamic scholar, author and essayist * Abul Kalam Muhammad Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury (born 1968), Bangladeshi politician * Abul Kalam (born 1978), Bangladeshi kabaddi player *

Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam is an Indian politician from Assam. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Goalpara East in the 2016 and 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress The Ind ...

(born 1972), Indo-Bengali Assam MLA * Abul Kalam, Bangladeshi politician * S.M. Abul Kalam, Bangladeshi ambassador to Kuwait *

Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman is a major general of the Bangladesh Army and the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA). Prior to join BEPZA, he was GOC of the 7th Infantry Division and Commander of Bar ...

, Bangladeshi major general * Md. Abul Kalam, Bangladeshi politician *

Mohammad Abul Kalam Mohammad Abul Kalam () is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Noakhali-10. Biography Mohammad Abul Kalam was born on 11 September 1941 in Basikpur village of what is now Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila Laks ...

, Bangladeshi politician

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