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Muhammad Abdul Bari | |
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মুহাম্মাদ আব্দুল বারি | |
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | 4 June 2003 (aged 72–73) |
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Muhammad Abdul Bari (1930 – 4 June 2003) was a Bangladeshi academic, linguist and Islamic scholar.[1]
Background and education
Bari was born in 1930. His father, Muhammad Abdullahil Baqi, was the Vice-President of Muslim League, a member of Bengal Legislative Assembly, Pakistan General Assembly and East-Pakistan Legislative Council.[1]
Bari passed the Islamic intermediate examination from Dhaka Intermediate Government College (now Kazi Nazrul Islam College) in 1946. He completed his bachelor's and master's in Arabic from the University of Dhaka in 1949 and 1950 respectively. He then moved to Oxford University to conduct research under the two orientalists professor Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb and professor Joseph Schacht. He obtained the DPhil degree in 1953.[1]
Career
Bari served as a teacher during 1954–1977 and as an academic administrator during 1977–1996. He was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University twice in 1971 and in 1977 and of Bangladesh National University in 1992. He was also the Chairman of Bangladesh University Grants Commission during 1981–1989.[1]
Awards
- Nilkanta Sarkar Gold Medal
- Bahrul Ulum Ubaidi Suhrawardi Gold Medal
- Dhaka University Gold Medal
- President's Gold Medal (1969)
References
- ^ a b c d Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Bari, Muhammad Abdul". In Islam, Sirajul; Ali, AKM Yaqub (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.