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Sufia Kamal

Bangladeshi writer · Bangladesh · On the map · Writers · Lived 1911 to 1999 · aged 88

Begum Sufia Kamal was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.

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Awards

Begum Rokeya Padak1996
Ekushey Padak1976
Independence Award
Bangla Academy Literary Award

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She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in Bangladesh.

Country
Bangladesh
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1999 · aged 88