Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy

Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy
Born1832
Midnapore, Bengal, British India
Died9 February 1885(1885-02-09) (aged 52–53)
Dacca, Bengal, British India
OccupationProfessor
Alma materCalcutta Madrasa
PeriodBengal Renaissance
Notable works
  • Lubbul Arab
  • Dastar-e-Farsi Amuz
  • Miftahul Adab
  • Mohammedan Education in Bengal
Notable awardsBahrul Ulm
Children8, including Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy, Hassan Suhrawardy, Amin Suhrawardy and Khujista Akhtar Banu
Relatives

Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy (Arabic: عبيد الله العبيدي السهروردي, Bengali: ওবায়দুল্লাহ আল ওবায়দী সোহরাওয়ার্দী; 1832 – 9 February 1885) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, educationist and writer from Midnapore. He is regarded as the Father of modern Islamic education in Bengal and was awarded with the title of Bahr ul Ulum, meaning: sea of knowledge by the British.