Educational Journey of a Muslim Woman Educationist Begum Shamsunnahar Mahmud 1908–1964

This paper traces the educational journey, professional life, and legacy of Begum Shamsunnahar Mahmud c.1908–1964 , a pioneering Bengali Muslim writer, teacher, social worker and parliamentarian whose life bridged the late colonial and early post partition decades in Bengal East Pakistan. Using primary biographical references and scholarly syntheses, the paper situates Mahmud within the broader movement for Muslim women's education, documents her pedagogical and literary contributions, and assesses her long term legacy for women's educational infrastructure and public life in Bangladesh. Maniul Hassan "Educational Journey of a Muslim Woman Educationist: Begum Shamsunnahar Mahmud (1908–1964)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-9 | Issue-6 , December 2025, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd99887.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/99887/educational-journey-of-a-muslim-woman-educationist-begum-shamsunnahar-mahmud-1908–1964/maniul-hassan