M. A. Wazed Miah (Sudha Miah) | |
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Dr. M. A. Wazed Sudha Miah |
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Born | February 16, 1942 Fatehpur, Pirganj, Rangpur District |
Died | May 9, 2009 Dhaka |
(aged 67)
Occupation | Nuclear Scientist |
Spouse | Sheikh Hasina |
Children | Sajeeb Wazed and Saima Wazed Putul |
Parents | Father-Abdul Quader Miah and Mother- Moyzunnessa |
Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah (Bengali: ড. এম এ ওয়াজেদ মিয়া; 16 February 1942 – 9 May 2009) was a reputed Bangladeshi nuclear scientist, the writer of a number of well-known texts in physics and some political history books, a former Chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and husband of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Dr. Miah, who was known to his family members as Sudha Miah, was born on 16 February 1942 in the village of Fatehpur (Miah Bari) at Pirganj, Rangpur District. His father was Abdul Quader Miah and mother was Moyzunnessa. He was the youngest among three sisters and four brothers. To get the best education, from Class Five he was sent to board at Rangpur Zila School, from where he ultimately passed Matriculation in First Division with Distinction.
After passing the HSC exam, in 1958, he followed in the footsteps of his eldest sister's son, eminent physicist Dr. Abdul Qayyum Sarker and took admittance into the Department of Physics, Dhaka University.
Some of the educational records of Wazed Miah have been given chronologically as below:
His thesis was on bootstrap hypothesis in theoretical particle physics (high energy nuclear physics), and he worked under one of the foremost physicists of that time, Prof. E.J. Squires.
Dr. Wazed Miah married Sheikh Hasina, elder daughter of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on November 17, 1967, when Sheikh Mujib was in jail awaiting the trial of Agartala Case brought against him for "conspiring to secede from Pakistan". They have a son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and a daughter Saima Wazed Putul.
Wazed Miah breathed his last on 9 May 2009, Saturday at 16.25 (UTC+6). He had for long suffered from high blood pressure, renal failure, diabetes and asthma. He had a by-pass operation a few years ago, and angioplasty in Singapore only a few months back.
Besides his wife, Dr MA Wajed Mia left behind his son Sajib Wajed Joy and daughter Saima Wajed Putul, grandsons and granddaughters, and a large number of relatives, admirers and well- wishers to mourn his death. After janaza at different places, he was laid to eternal rest at 15:00 (UTC+6) on 10 May 2009 (Sunday) at family graveyard in his native village at Pirganj, Ranjpur.