Muhammad Enamul Haque

Who is Muhammad Enamul Haque?

Haq, Muhammad Enamul researcher, litterateur and educationist. Muhammad Enamul Haq was born on 20 September 1902, in a respectable family in Bakhtpur under Fatikchhari upazila of Chittagong district.

While studying in Rauzan High School, he came into contact with Ismail Hossain shiraji and was imbued with the spirit of nationalism. He passed the Entrance Examination obtaining first division in 1923 and was awarded a Mohsin scholarship. He passed the FA Examination in 1925 from Chittagong College; BA with Honours in Arabic in 1927 and MA in 1929 securing first position in the first class in Oriental languages from the University of Calcutta. He was awarded the Jagattarini Gold Medal for the result.

Receiving a scholarship from the Calcutta University, Enamul Haq conducted research on the History of Sufism in Bengal under the supervision of Professor Suniti Kumar Chatterji from 1929 to 1934. He got Ph D degree in 1935.

Enamul Haq started his career as a translator in the Writers Building, Calcutta and soon after he left the job and joined teaching. He taught at Jorwarganj High School in Meersarai in 1936, Barasat High School in 1937, Howrah Zilla School in 1941 and Maldah Zilla School in 1942. He became the Headmaster of Dhaka Zilla School in 1945.