Syed Muhammed Taifoor’s Followers (3)

Syed Muhammed Taifoor

Born

in Dhaka, Bangladesh

June 03, 1885

Died

February 25, 1972

Genre

History, Nonfiction, Religion

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Syed Muhammed Taifoor was born in 1885 and educated in Dhaka madrasas. He was a pioneer of women's education, culture and arts. He sent his daughters to university and allowed them to sing and take part in drama at the Dhaka station of All India Radio, a very bold step at a time when women were kept in strict seclusion. Mr Taifoor was closely associated with prominent Muslim leaders of the time, such as Nawab Salimullah and Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq.

Mr Taifoor was well-versed in Urdu and Persian languages, in addition to Bengali and English. He was a life member of the Asiatic Society, a Trustee of Dhaka Museum and Dhaka Improvement Trust, and also a member of the Dhanmondi Residential Model School. He contributed rare collections of c ...more