Famous People with Name Jahir

Shaheedul Jahir            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Shaheedul Jahir: was an eminent post-modernist fictionist of Bangladesh. He wrote both short stories and novels, and was distinguished for his extra-ordinary prose-style.[1]Shaheedul Jahir was a confirmed bachelor and was often questioned on this. In an interview with Kamruzzaman Jahangir, the editor of the literary magazine Katha, he told he was unable to explain this phenomenon : ‘I can tell nothing about this. This has just happened.’[2] His left behind a family consisted of 4 brothers and 4 sisters. His father died in 1990 and his mother lives with his younger brothers and sisters at his paternal home at Noyatola, Boro Moghbazar, Dhaka, where he used to reside before moving to govt. quarter after joining the Civil Service. He spoke little and appeared to be introvert. It was difficult to make friends with him although he was known to be a very amiable person.