Syed-Mujtaba Ali

About

An author and scholar, he was also heavily involved in Bangladeshi language activism. He edited the Arabic journal, Thaqafatul Hind, and also served as Secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

Before Fame

In 1926, he became one of the first graduates of Visva-Bhrati University. He went on to receive his PhD from the University of Bonn.

Trivia

He wrote over twenty books between the 1940s and the 1970s.

Family Life

At the time of his death, he was married to Rabeya Khatun.

Associated With

He and poet Ahmed Sofa are both well-known Bengali writers.