Ibrahim Khan (writer)

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Ibrahim Khan (often called Principal Ibrahim Khan) (c. 1894 – 29 March 1978) was a Bangladeshi writer, educator, and activist. He was born in Shabaj Nagar, Tangail District, in what was then British India, and died in Dhaka.

Education and early career
He completed his school and college studies in Calcutta, earning a BA in 1916 and a master’s degree from Calcutta University as a private candidate. He also earned a law degree in 1918. In 1919, he began his career as the headmaster of Karatia High School in Tangail.

Public service and activism
Khan was involved in several movements, including Khelafat Andolon, Asohojog Andolon, and Rayet Mohajon Birodhi Andolon. He was elected to public office multiple times: to the Provincial Assembly in 1945, the Constituent Assembly in 1953, and he later served as a national member in 1962. In November 1947, he helped sign a memorandum with other Bangla intellectuals demanding that Bangla be made the state language of East Bengal.

Education administration
He was a founding member and the first principal of Sadat College in Karatia, Tangail, and continued to work there until 1947.

Literary work
Khan wrote drama and other literature. In 1926, he published a serialized drama called "Kamal Pasha," based on the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963 for his contributions to drama and was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1977 for literature.

Honors and family
British authorities honored him with titles Khan Sahib and Khan Bahadur, and Pakistan later granted him Sitara-i-Imtiaz. He had one daughter, Khaleda Habib, and his granddaughter Gultekin Khan was married to writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed.