Zakir Husain (governor) - Early Life

Early Life

Zakir Husain, IPS, JP, PSP was born on 2 November 1897 in Ghatchek, Rangunia, Chittagong to Mr. Rahman Ali, a pious and religious man. He was the only son, the eldest in a family of six children. After his primary schooling in Rangunia, Chittagong, he was a student of Collegiate School, Chittagong, where he passed the Matriculation examination with distinction. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University, and completed his Masters from Dhaka University.

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