Muzharul Islam

Muzharul Islam
মাজহারুল ইসলাম
Born	(1923-12-25)25 December 1923 Murshidabad, British India
Died	15 July 2012(2012-07-15) (aged 88)[1] Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Oregon Yale University AA School of Architecture
Occupation(s)	Architect educator
Awards	Grand Master Award, South Asian Architecture Award Ceremony Independence Day Award
Practice	Vastukalabid
Buildings	Faculty of Fine Arts Jahangirnagar University Master Plan and designs Chittagong University master plan and designs Bangladesh National Archive

Muzharul Islam (25 December 1923 – 15 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi architect, urban planner, educator and activist. He is considered as the Grand Master of regional modernism in South Asia.^{[by whom?]} Islam is the pioneer of modern architecture in Bangladesh and the father of Bangali modernism.^[2] Islam's style and influence dominated the architectural scene in the country during the 1960s and 70s, along with major US architects he brought to work in Dhaka.

As a teacher^{[by whom?]}, architect, social and political activist, Islam set the course of architectural practice in the country not only through his own many varied works but also through being instrumental in inviting architects^{[citation needed]} like Louis Kahn^{[by whom?]}, Richard Neutra, Stanley Tigerman, Paul Rudolph, Robert Boughey and Konstantinos Doxiadis to work in Bangladesh.