| Abul Fazal | |
| Office: | Vice-chancellor of University of Chittagong |
| Term Start: | 9 April 1973 |
| Term End: | 27 November 1975 |
| Predecessor: | M Innas Ali |
| Successor: | Abdul Karim |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Satkania, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | educationist, writer |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Education: | MS (Bengali Literature) |
| Awards: | full list |
| Children: | Abul Momen |
Abul Fazal (1 July 1903–4 May 1983)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer and academic.[2] He served as the 4th vice-chancellor of University of Chittagong.[3] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Independence Day Award in 2012 (posthumously).[1] [4]
Fazal was born at Satkania Upazila in Chittagong District in 1903 to Moulvi Fazlur Rahman, an Imam of Chittagong Jame Masjid.[1] Fazal earned B.A. from the University of Dhaka.[1] He passed M.A. in Bengali language and literature from Calcutta University in 1940.[1]
Fazal began his career as an Imam. He taught in multiple schools as a teacher. In 1941, he became a professor of Krishnanagar College and later of Chittagong College. He served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong from 1973 to 1975.[3]
Fazal served as a member in charge of education and culture of the advisory council of the Government of Bangladesh during 1975–23 June 1977.[1]
Fazal wrote in a variety of genres: novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, travels etc. He also wrote about religion. Some of his writings include Matir Prthibi (1940), Bichitra Katha (1940), Rekhachitra (1966) and Durdiner Dinlipi (1972).