Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan

Khan was born in 1890 in Bhandariakandi, Shibchar Upazila, Madaripur District, Bengal Presidency, British India.[1] He graduated from Barishal Zilla School.[1] In 1912, he completed his bachelor's degree from Dhaka College and his master's in 1914 from the University of Calcutta in English.[1]

In 1914, Khan joined the Dhaka Training College as a lecturer.[1] He taught at various colleges and worked at the Education Department.[1] In 1926, he was appointed secretary of the board of education.[1] In 1932, he was In 1933, he was made a school inspector and in 1939, he was appointed Additional Director of Public Instruction.[1]

In 1948, Khan was appointed the principal of Jagannath College (later upgraded to Jagannath University) a position he served till his retirement in 1956.[1] He gave a speech with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 June 1956 at a Nazrul Jayanti organized by East Pakistan Youth League.[2] From 1957 to 1961, he was the president of the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan.[1] He established Asalat Memorial School.[1] His academic work was focused on Islamic culture and history.[1]

Rahman died in 1964.[1]

Rahman's son, Fazlur Rahman Khan, was a notable architect and engineer who designed the Willis Tower.[3]

• Moslem Nari (1927)
• Char Iyar (1932)
• Shes Nabi (1949)
• Islam Parichiti (1952)
• Quran Sharif Volume 1-3
• Hadith Volume 1-3
• Islamic Tamaddun O Pakistan (1956)
• Naya Khutba (1959)
• Sahih Bukhari Sharif (1961)
• Amar Jiban (1964)