Sufia Kamal date of birth:
June 20, 1911
How old was Sufia Kamal when died?
88
Where was Sufia Kamal born?
Barisal, Bangladesh
When did Sufia Kamal die?
November 20, 1999
What is Sufia Kamal nationality?
Bangladeshi
What is Sufia Kamal's occupation?
poet, writer
Short Biography
Begum Sufia Kamal (Bengali: সুফিয়া কামাল; 20 June 1911 – 20 November 1999) was a Bangladeshi poet and political activist. Kamal was an influential cultural icon in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and 60s and an important civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in the country.