Muhammad Enamul Haque (20 September 1902 – 16 February 1982) was a Bangladeshi researcher, litterateur and educationist.

Early life and education

Haque was born on 20 September 1902 in Bakhtpur,

Fatikchhari Upazila Fatikchhari () is an upazila of Chittagong District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is the largest upazila of Chittagong. History The Fatikchhari Jami al-Uloom Fazil Madrasa and the Jamia Arabia Nasirul Islam Madrasa were founded in 1904 ...

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, British India. He studied at Raozan High School. As a student he met Ismail Hossain Shiraji who inspired him with nationalism. In 1923, he passed the Entrance Examination. He was awarded a Mohsin scholarship. In 1925, he passed the FA Examination from

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a public educational institution in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a higher secondary school and also a degree awarding college of National University, Bangladesh. It is the second higher secondary school in the region that ...

. He completed his undergraduate in Arabic in 1927 and Masters in 1929 in Oriental languages from the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

. From 1929 to 1935, he completed his PhD research on Sufism in Bengal under

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Career

Haque started working in the

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in Kolkata as a translator. After which he started teaching at Jorwarganj High School in Meersarai in 1936. He taught in Barasat High School in 1937,

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in 1941 and Maldah Zilla School in 1942. In 1945, he joined Dhaka Zila School as the headmaster. In 1948, he started as a professor at

Rajshahi College Rajshahi College (Bengali language, Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজ) is a public college, public educational institution in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1873, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College a ...

. In 1952 he joined Daulatpur College as its principal. In 1954, he was the Professor of Bengali at Rajshahi Government College. Then he worked as the principal of

Jagannath College Jagannath University (JnU) () is a public university located in Sadarghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded as ''Dhaka Brahma School'' in 1858 and renamed ''Jagannath School'' in 1872, and later renamed ''Jagannath College'' in 1884, the institution w ...

. In 1955, Haque was made the chairman of the East Bengal School Text Book Board and the next year chairman of East Bengal Secondary Education Board. He served as the first director of

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. In 1961 he was the professor of Bengali language at

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. He was the founding director of Kendriyo Bangla Unnayan Board. From 1969 to 1973 he was the supernumerary professor at

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in the Bengali language department. He was the chairman of

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. In 1973 he was made a member of the University Grants Commission.In 1975 he was the vice-chancellor of

Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University (, abbreviated as JU; initially started as Jahangirnagar Muslim University; ) is a fully residential public university, public research university located in Savar Upazila, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in ...

. In 1981 he became a senior fellow of Dhaka Museum.

Notable writings

*''Arakan Rajsabhaya Bangla Sahitya'' (''Bengali Literature in the Court of Araken'', research work written jointly with Abdul Karim Shahityavisharad), 1935; *''Bange Sufiprabhab'' (''The Influence of Sufism in Bengal'', research work), 1935; * ''Bangla Bhasar Sangskar'' (''Reform of Bengali language'', linguistic), 1944; *''Muslim Bangla Sahitya'' (''Muslim Bengali Literature'', research work), 1957; *''A History of Sufism in Bengal'', 1976; *''Perso-Arabic Elements in Bengali'' (with GM Hilali), 1967.

Awards

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and Civil decorations of Pakistan, civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially me ...

in 1962 *

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award (; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar'') is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature. ...

in 1964 *

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...

in 1979 * President Award in 1966 * Sher-e-Bangla Literary Award in 1980 * Muktadhara and Abdul Hye Literary Awards in 1981 *

Independence Day Award The Independence Award (), formally known as the Independence Day Award or Swadhinata Padak (), is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977 by President Ziaur Rahman, this award is bestowed upon Banglade ...

in 1983

Death

Haque died on 16 February 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haque, Muhammad Enamul 1902 births 1982 deaths People from Fatikchhari Upazila University of Calcutta alumni Bangladeshi male writers Bengali-language writers Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of the Independence Award Vice-chancellors of Jahangirnagar University Chittagong College alumni