List of Bangladeshi Americans explained

This is a list of notable Bangladeshi Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Bangladeshi American or must have references showing they are Bangladeshi American and are notable.

Academia and science

• Abdus Suttar Khan, chemist and aerospace researcher
• Abul Hussam, inventor of the Sono arsenic filter
• Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serves as an assistant professor of history at Fordham University
• Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor, achieved three milestones in genomics: sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at University of Hawaii
• Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics Ball State University
• Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, car engineer, designer and coachbuilder^[1]
• Fazle Hussain, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University
• M. Zahid Hasan, scientist and Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics, at Princeton University Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[2]
• Mohammad Ataul Karim, scientist; ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to Applied Optics in its 50-year history^[3]
• Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer
• Sezan Mahmud, medical scientist and educator, writer, Dean for EID, QU Netter School of Medicine
• Jalal Alamgir, academic and associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Boston
• Latifur Khan, known for stream analytics work in the field of data mining (in computer science area); ranked amongst the top 2200 researchers/scientists in the world who contributed most to Computer Science and Electronics ^[4]
• K. Sabeel Rahman, legal scholar

Arts and entertainment

• Naeem Mohaiemen, filmmaker, writer, visual artist
• Abdul "Duke" Fakir, singer
• Hasan M. Elahi, interdisciplinary media artist
• Firoz Mahmud, visual artist/creator, painter, academician
• Nabela Noor, entrepreneur, makeup artist and YouTuber
• Anik Khan, rapper from Queens
• Rahsaan Islam, actor
• Palbasha Siddique, singer
• Sanjoy, Bangladeshi-American musician, electronic music producer and DJ
• Monica Yunus, soprano singer, daughter of Muhammad Yunus and Vera Forostenko
• Shikhee, singer and auteur of industrial band Android Lust
• Jai Wolf, electronic music producer
• Fuad al Muqtadir, musician
• Marjana Chowdhury, model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA
• Ellis Miah, music producer
• Kamal Ahmed, comedian, part of the Jerky Boys duo
• Kausar Mohammed, Bangladeshi/Pakistani mixed; best known for Meena Dhawan in the Flash

Business

• Omar Ishrak, Chairman of Intel and Medtronic
• Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube and lead technical architect of PayPal^[5]
• Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy ^[6]
• Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
• Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh's largest telecom group
• Fahim Saleh, founder and CEO of Pathao and Gokada

Politics and civil service

• Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim to be appointed as imam in the U.S. Navy
• M. Osman Siddique, former US Ambassador
• Shahana Hanif, politician and activist
• Nabilah Islam, politician and activist
• Saddam Azlan Salim, state senator in Virginia

Literature

• Dilruba Ahmed, poet and historian
• Rumaan Alam, award-winning novelist
• Sezan Mahmud, writer, lyricist, columnist and physician

Media and journalism

• Reihan Salam, blogger at The American Scene and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly

YouTube

• Rahat Hossain, MagicofRahat

Sports

• Syque Caesar, American artistic gymnast, member of Michigan Wolverines
• Saif Ahmad, World Series of Poker winner
• Quinn Sullivan, American soccer player

See also

• List of Bangladesh-related topics
• List of Bangladeshi people
• List of Bengalis
• List of British Bangladeshis

Notes and References

1. News: Metal gurus. Baker. Erin. 20 October 2008. 1 August 2013. The Daily Telegraph.
2. Web site: 16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation's historic academies. The Princetonian. 2020-05-21.
3. Web site: Karim Among Top Authors of Applied Optics Journal . Old Dominion University . https://archive.today/20121214223455/http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&id=32201 . 2012-12-14 . 2012-06-24.
4. Web site: Latifur Khan . Guide2Research . 2020-11-28.
5. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/technology/12tube.html?hp&ex=1160712000&en=c6ddbc2fdb0a4dea&ei=5094&partner=homepage With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again
6. Web site: Questions Sal is Frequently Asked . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619034303/http://www.khanacademy.org/faq.jsp . 2010-06-19 . 2010-09-25 . Khan Academy.