Sayed Moazzem Hossain

Syed Moazzem Hossain
Syed Moazzem Hossain
Vice-Chancellor of University of Dhaka
	In office; 22 October 1948 – 8 November 1953
Preceded by	Mahmud Hasan
Succeeded by	Walter Allen Jenkins
Personal details
Born	1901; Baniara village, Tangail District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1991 (aged 89–90)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka; Oxford University; Dalhousie University
Occupation	university academic

Syed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991) was a Bangladeshi academic and Islamic scholar. He served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka.[1]

Education and career

Hossain earned his Master's in Arabic from the University of Dhaka in 1924. He then joined the same university as a research scholar in Bangla. In 1926, he went to Oxford University to obtain D Phil and D Litt degrees. He then earned his LLD degree from Dalhousie University in 1949.[1]

He joined as a reader in the Department of Arabic at the University of Dhaka in 1930. He served as the vice-chancellor of the university during 1948–1953.[1]

In 1984, he was awarded the Islamic Foundation Award for Education.[1] He was also awarded the Ekushey Padak in the year 1978 by the Bangladesh Government. List of Ekushey Padak award recipients (1976–79)

His published several books include Marifatul Ilmul Hadith, Kalbiatul Jahelia, Nakhbatum Min Kitabil Ektiarin and Kasidatu Jahelia.[1]

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References

Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Hossain, Syed Moazzem". In Islam, Sirajul; Siddiqi, ABM Saiful Islam (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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[bpedia-1] Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Hossain, Syed Moazzem". In Islam, Sirajul; Siddiqi, ABM Saiful Islam (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.