Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician)

Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan (Bengali: আব্দুল জব্বার খাঁন; 30 June 1902 – 23 April 1984) was a Bangladeshi judge and civil servant.

He was born on 30 June 1902 to a Bengali family of Muslim Khans in the village of Baherchar in Babuganj, then part of the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency.

He ranked first in the first-class during his Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic, graduating with honors from the University of Dacca.

[1] In 1957 President Iskander Mirza elevated him as judge of the East Pakistan High Court.

He established various religious and educational institutions such as the Gulshan Central Masjid, Baherchar Kajal Khan High School (named after his father), Gouranadi College and Gugandia Abul Kalam College.