Sultana Kamal (athlete) explained

Sultana "Khuki" Kamal
Native Name:সুলতানা কামাল
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Name:Sultana Ahmed
Relations:See Sheikh–Wazed family
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
Education:Bachelor and Master’s in Sociology (she wasn’t able to finish her Master’s program due to being assassinated)
Birth Date:10 December 1951
Death Place:Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Death Cause:Shot to death
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Father:Dabiruddin Ahmed

Sultana Kamal (; 10 December 1951 – 15 August 1975), nicknamed Khuki, was a Bangladeshi athlete. She was married to Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangladesh President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She was killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family.

Family

Sultana Khuki Ahmed was the eighth of the nine children of Mr. Dabiruddin Ahmed who was an engineer of Dhaka University. She was born in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar on 10 December 1952. On 14 July 1975 Sultana Ahmed married sports personality Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Afterwards, she adopted her husband’s name Kamal and was henceforth known as Mrs. Sultana Kamal.

Education and sports

Kamal was a student of the University of Dhaka.[1] She held national records in long jump and 100-metres.[2]

Death and legacy

On 15 August 1975 Khuki and her husband Kamal were assassinated alongside Kamal’s parents, brothers and other relatives.

In 2011, Bangladesh Women's Sports Association introduced the Sultana Kamal Independence Day Award for the contributors to Bangladesh's women's sports.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memoriam: The victims of August 15 . Samakal . 15 August 2016 . 23 September 2016 . 24 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924012945/http://www.samakal.net/2016/08/15/8028/ . live .
  2. Web site: Before going to Germany on July 31, 1975, I asked Sheikh Kamal ... . Dhaka Tribune . 15 August 2015 . 23 September 2016 . Hoque, Shishir . 23 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923183418/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/sport/2015/aug/15/going-germany-july-31-1975-i-asked-sheikh-kamal-what-do-you-need-reply-he-requeste . dead .
  3. Web site: Sultana Kamal awards given . The Daily Star . 1 April 2011 . 23 September 2016 . 23 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923175511/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-179958 . live .
  4. Web site: Nat'l athletics from today . The Daily Star . 10 September 2015 . 23 September 2016 . 24 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924012934/http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/natl-athletics-today-140689 . live .
  5. Web site: New DU Female Dormitory Named 'Athlete Sultana Kamal Hall' . eduicon.com . 4 January 2014 . 23 September 2016 . 23 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923183443/http://www.eduicon.com/News/Details/4081.html . live .
  6. Web site: PM opens Sultana Kamal Bridge. 2010-06-27. The Daily Star. en. 2020-04-27. 2023-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207223315/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-144304. live.