Khondakar


Khandakar is a Bengali Muslim surname.

Etymology and history

The Bengali surname comes from the Old Persian Khandan and the suffix kar 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. Many Persians in Bengal became teachers, lawyers, scholars and clerics. These Persians merged with Bengalis to become Bengali Muslims.

Variations

Variations of the surname Khandakar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Khondker, Khandaker, Khondoker, Khondokar, Khondaker, Khondkar, Khondakar, Khandker, and Khandoker.

Individuals

  • Syed Ismail Hossain Khandaker Siraji, poet, author and practitioner of medicine
  • Khandakar Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish, former president of the Awami League
  • Khondakar Abdul Hamid, journalist and editor of The Azad
  • Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, former President of Bangladesh
  • Khandaker Abdul Malik, former MP for Sylhet-1
  • Khondakar Abu Taleb, chief reporter of The Daily Ittefaq
  • Mokarram Hussain Khundker, scientist and educationist
  • Abdul Aziz Khandaker, former MP for Patuakhali-6
  • Khandakar Muhammad Illyas, socialist
  • Khondakar Ghulam Mustafa, Bangladeshi journalist and diplomat
  • Khandaker Abdul Hafeez, former MP for Jessore-13
  • Abdul Karim Khandker, first Chief of Air Staff
  • Abdur Raquib Khandaker, 8th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
  • Khandakar Abdul Malek Shahidullah, former MPA and language activist
  • Khondokar Mahmud Hasan, 13th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
  • Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank
  • Khondakar Abul Kashem, historian and academic
  • Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu, former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries
  • Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi, major general and retired footballer
  • Khandaker Abdul Baten, former MP for Tangail-6
  • Khandaker Shahiduddin Firoz, actor
  • Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, writer and poet
  • Akbar Ali Khondkar, President of Hooghly District Trinamool Congress
  • Khandaker Golam Mostafa, journalist and former MP
  • Khandaker Abdur Rashid, Bangladesh Army officer
  • Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Khandakar Mofizur Rahman, former MP for Kishoreganj-6
  • Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani, biomedical physicist
  • Khandakar Mohammad Khurram, former MP for Sherpur-3
  • Khandaker Anwarul Haque, former MP for Tangail-1
  • Khandaker Rakibul Islam, footballer
  • Khandakar Azizul Huq Arzu, former MP for Pabna-2
  • Badol Khondokar, film producer
  • Khandker Anwarul Islam, 22nd Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
  • Khandoker Wasim Iqbal, footballer
  • Khandaker Abdullah Jahangir, Islamic scholar, academic and author
  • Khandkar Mohammad Adil Hussain, Bollywood actor
  • Khandker Golam Faruq, 34th Police Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police
  • Khandakar Sayed Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman, industrialist, economist and agriculturalist
  • Abdul Batin Khandakar, MLA for Abhayapuri North
  • Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince, MP for Pabna-5
  • Khandaker Diliruzzaman, High Court justice
  • Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, Bangladeshi cricket player
  • Khondakar Mohammad Rezaul Haque, cricketer
  • Khandaker Muhammad Asad, documentary photographer and photojournalist
  • Tushar Khandker, field hockey player and coach
  • Khondaker Shakib Al Hasan, one of the greatest all rounder cricketers of all time
  • Khandaker Abdul Jalil, former MP for Shariatpur-2
  • Khandaker Abdul Mannan, former MP for Comilla-6
  • Khandaker Al Moin, Bangladesh Navy Commander
  • Khandaker Amirul Islam, former MP for Mymensingh-6
  • Golam Akbar Khandaker, former MP for Chittagong-6
  • Khondakar Harun-ur-Rashid, former MP for Dhaka-1
  • Hassan Mahmood Khandker, longest serving Inspector General of Police
  • Khondaker Hasibul Kabir, landscape architect and sustainability advocate
  • Humayun Kabir Khandaker, civil servant and philosopher
  • Khondker M. Talha, ambassador to France
  • Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim, Bangladesh Navy admiral
  • Khandaker Nasirul Islam, former MP for Faridpur-1
  • Khondaker Nurjahan Yesmin Bulbul, former MP
  • Obaidul Huq Khandaker, former MP for Chittagong-1
  • Khandakar Oliuzzaman Alam, former MP for Joypurhat-1
  • Rahima Khandaker, former MP
  • Rezaul Alam Khandaker, former MP for Rangpur-18
  • Khandaker Sadrul Amin Habib, former MP for Rajbari-2
  • Shahid Khandaker, former MP for Dhaka-1
  • Khandaker Asaduzzaman, former MP for Tangail-2
  • Khondoker A. Mottaleb, Ph.D., Professor Texas Tech University
  • Suja Khondokar, actor and airlines official

    Families

  • Khandaker family of Faridpur
  • *Khandaker Nurul Islam, first MP of Faridpur-2
  • *Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Minister of Labour
  • Khondkar family of Kodalia, Faridpur
  • *Khondkar Nazmul Huda, army colonel
  • *Naheed Ezaher Khondkar, member of parliament
  • Khandaker family of Naruchi, Tangail
  • *Khandaker Asaduzzaman, first finance secretary of Bangladesh
  • *Khandaker Aparajita Haque, member of parliament
  • Khandkar family of Pachuria, Manikganj
  • *Khandaker Delwar Hossain, 5th Chief Whip of Parliament
  • *Khandkar Manwar Hossain, founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University
  • Khandakar family of Salar, Murshidabad
  • *Khandakar Fazle Rabbi, Dewan of the Nawab of Murshidabad
  • *Khandakar Rehman Sobhan, economist
  • *Khandakar Farooq Sobhan, former diplomat and foreign secretary of Bangladesh
  • *Khandakar Zafar Sobhan, lawyer, journalist and political analyst
  • Khandaker family of Attorney Generals
  • *M. H. Khandaker, first Attorney General of Bangladesh
  • *A. J. Mohammad Ali, twelfth Attorney General of Bangladesh
  • Khandokar family of Gopinathpur, Gopalganj
  • *Khandokar Shams Uddin Ahmed, lawyer and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
  • *Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad, MP for Dhaka-9

    Institutions

  • Khondoker Abdul Majid High School, Ullahpara, Sirajganj
  • Government Khandakar Musharraf Hussain College, Jhenaidah