Abdul Majed Khan was a Bangladeshi-New Zealander academic, researcher, and activist. [1] He is a former senior lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington. [2] He was a former faculty of the University of Kolkata and University of Dhaka. [3]
Khan was born in August 1919. [4] He graduated from Faridpur Zilla School and Presidency University, Kolkata, in 1935 and 1939. [4] He did his master's degree from the University of Calcutta in 1942 in Islamic history and culture. [4]
Khan completed his PhD at the University of London. [4] His thesis was "The Transition in Bengal 1756-1775: A Study of Saiyid Muhammad Reza Khan". [5] [4] [6]
Khan joined the University of Calcutta as a tutor in 1943. [4] He would be appointed a full-time lecturer and superintendent of Carmichael Hall. In 1944, he joined the Bengal Education Service as an Islamic History and Culture professor. [4] He was posted to Islamia College, Kolkata. He transferred to the Civil Supplies Department and was stationed in Jalpaiguri. [4]
After the partition of India, Khan moved to East Bengal. [4] He was posted in Faridpur District, Gaibandha District, and Rajbari District. [4] He joined the Department of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Dhaka. [4] Khan joined the Bengali language movement in 1952. [4]
Khan joined Victoria University of Wellington in 1966 after completing his PhD. [4] [7] His family was the only Bangladeshi family in New Zealand. [4] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he worked with M Hossain Ali and A R Mallick to lobby on behalf of Bangladesh in Australia and New Zealand. [4]
Khan worked with Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand, to get aid to Bangladesh such as a dairy farm in Savar and training of Bangladeshi pilots in New Zealand. [4] He taught at the University of Dhaka as a visiting faculty in 1973. [4] He founded the International Muslim Association of New Zealand. [4]
Khan died on 31 October 1975. [4] He was buried in Muslim Cemetery at Makara in Wellington. [4] He had worked to establish it as the first Muslim cemetery in New Zealand and he was the first burial at the cemetery. [8] [4]
Abdul Majed Khan was a Bangladeshi-New Zealander academic, researcher, and activist. [1] He is a former senior lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington. [2] He was a former faculty of the University of Kolkata and University of Dhaka. [3]
Khan was born in August 1919. [4] He graduated from Faridpur Zilla School and Presidency University, Kolkata, in 1935 and 1939. [4] He did his master's degree from the University of Calcutta in 1942 in Islamic history and culture. [4]
Khan completed his PhD at the University of London. [4] His thesis was "The Transition in Bengal 1756-1775: A Study of Saiyid Muhammad Reza Khan". [5] [4] [6]
Khan joined the University of Calcutta as a tutor in 1943. [4] He would be appointed a full-time lecturer and superintendent of Carmichael Hall. In 1944, he joined the Bengal Education Service as an Islamic History and Culture professor. [4] He was posted to Islamia College, Kolkata. He transferred to the Civil Supplies Department and was stationed in Jalpaiguri. [4]
After the partition of India, Khan moved to East Bengal. [4] He was posted in Faridpur District, Gaibandha District, and Rajbari District. [4] He joined the Department of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Dhaka. [4] Khan joined the Bengali language movement in 1952. [4]
Khan joined Victoria University of Wellington in 1966 after completing his PhD. [4] [7] His family was the only Bangladeshi family in New Zealand. [4] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he worked with M Hossain Ali and A R Mallick to lobby on behalf of Bangladesh in Australia and New Zealand. [4]
Khan worked with Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand, to get aid to Bangladesh such as a dairy farm in Savar and training of Bangladeshi pilots in New Zealand. [4] He taught at the University of Dhaka as a visiting faculty in 1973. [4] He founded the International Muslim Association of New Zealand. [4]
Khan died on 31 October 1975. [4] He was buried in Muslim Cemetery at Makara in Wellington. [4] He had worked to establish it as the first Muslim cemetery in New Zealand and he was the first burial at the cemetery. [8] [4]