Khondakar
Khondakar (Bengali: খন্দকার, romanized: Khondokar) is a Bengali Muslim surname found in Bangladesh and neighbouring East Indian regions.
| Pronunciation | Khondokar |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Bengali |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian |
| Region of origin | Bangladesh, East India |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Khandaker, Khandoker, Khondaker |
Etymology and history
The Bengali surname comes from the Persian verb Khandan (Persian: خواندن, romanized: Khavândan, lit. 'To read') and the Old Persian suffix Gaar (Persian: گار, romanized: Gâr) which joins the root of the verb to mean the one who reads. The Bengali definition of the word is an instructor or teacher. The usage of Persian as an official language in Bengal was common during the rule of the Bengal Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. The Persians as well as members of the Turco-Persian tradition were a large immigrant community during both periods in which they integrated with the local Bengali community.[1] Many Persians in Bengal became teachers, lawyers, scholars and clerics.[2]
Variations
Variations of the surname Khondakar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Khandaker, Khondoker, Khondokar, Khondaker, Khondkar, Khandker, and Khandoker.
Note that the spelling variant Khandekar (Devanagari: खांडेकर) is a surname typically found in Maharashtrian Brahmin families, where the surname denotes the native place of their ancestors.
Notables with the surname
Khondakar
- Khondakar Abdul Hamid, journalist
- Khondakar Abu Taleb, chief reporter of The Daily Ittefaq
- Khondakar Abul Kashem, lecturer of History at the Pabna Edward College
- Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, writer
Khandakar Mohammad Salim - KMS (Public Figure)
Khondaker
- Khondkar Gholam Ahmed, Maulavi (Author, fl. 20th c.)
- Khondaker Hasibul Kabir, Bangladeshi landscape architect and sustainability advocate
- Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President of Bangladesh
Khandaker
- Khandaker Abdul Baten, MP for Tangail-6
- Khandaker Abdul Malik, MP for Sylhet-1
- Khandaker Abdur Rashid, Bangladesh Army officer
- Khandaker Anwarul Haque, MP for Tangail-1
- Khandaker Asaduzzaman, MP for Tangail-2
- Khandaker Delwar Hossain, MP for Manikganj-1
- Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, MP for Comilla-2
- Khandaker Muhammad Asad, Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist
- Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu, MP for Kushtia-3
- M. H. Khandaker, first Attorney General of Bangladesh
Khandakar
- Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince, MP for Pabna-5
Other
- Abdul Karim Khandker, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
- Akbar Ali Khondkar, Indian politician
- Hassan Mahmood Khandker, longest serving Inspector General of Police (Bangladesh)
- Khandkar Manwar Hossain, founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University
- Khandker Anwarul Islam, Secretary of the Bridges Division under Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
- Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad, MP for Dhaka-9
- Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani
- Khondokar Mahmud Hasan, 13th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
See also
- Bangladesh-Iran relations
- Khondoker Abdul Majid High School
References
- Abdul Karim (2012). "Iranians, The". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah (2012). "Persian". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.