Husne Ara Kamal

Husne Ara Kamal
হোসনে আরা কামাল
Born	(1934-12-20)20 December 1934 Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died	16 April 2009(2009-04-16) (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Bedford College Columbia University
Occupations	Professor Author Social worker
Spouse	Mustafa Kamal ​ (m. 1956)​
Children	Nashid Kamal Naeela K Sattar Nazeefa Monem
Parents	Md. Hafizur Rahman (father) Anwara Begum (mother)
Relatives	Abbasuddin Ahmed (father-in-law) Anisur Rahman (brother) Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (brother-in-law) Ferdausi Rahman (sister-in-law) Armeen Musa (granddaughter)
Awards	Ratnagarva Ma

Husne Ara Kamal^[a] (Bengali: হোসনে আরা কামাল (20 December 1934 - 16 April 2009), was a Bangladeshi academician, philanthropist, and social worker who made significant contributions to social welfare and women's empowerment in Bangladesh throughout her career. She worked as a lecturer and later became the director and a professor at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Kamal was also an accomplished author and published several books on women and gender issues, as well as books for children.^[1]

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