The Hasan Family also spelled Hassan, is an esteemed Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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i family, who have contributed exceptionally to South Asia

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n politics

Politics

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 and various social movement

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s for nearly four-hundred years. The seat of this Zamindar

Zamindar

A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...

 family is located in Baniachang, Sylhet

Sylhet

Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...

 near the town of Habiganj. The family is one of the remaining remnants of the nobility of the Mughal Court

Mughal Empire

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 to exist in Bangladesh, with their ancient home still intact.

History

According to legend, the family is of Arab

Arab

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 and Persian descent, supposedly from the lineage of Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

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, the first Sunni Caliph and father-in-law of Prophet Muhammad

Muhammad

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. The first known Hasan was sent to Bengal

Bengal

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 by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir

Jahangir

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Notable Members

• Obaid Ul Hasan: Grand Vizier to the Nizam of Hyderabad
• Syedul Hasan: Communist activist, killed by Pakistani soldiers for protecting Hindu families during Bangladesh's War of Liberation
• Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: Founder and Managing Director of BRAC, the world's largest NGO
• Barrister Manzoor Hasan: Celebrated lawyer and activist. Awarded Order of the British Empire for his role in combatting corruption in Bangladesh
• Meheriar Munim Hasan: Executive Vice President of US Bank Corporation. Highest ranked Bangladeshi bank executive in the Western Hemisphere.
• Nahid Hasan: Director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. Celebrated businesswoman of Bangladesh.
• Tamara Abed: Head of Aarong, a retail enterprise.