| Maliha Khatun | |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Birth Place: | Pabna |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka Bethune College |
Maliha Khatun (died 24 May 2002) was a Bangladeshi educationist, writer and social worker.[1] She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2001 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the first woman principal of Dhaka Teachers' Training College.[1]
Khatun's father, Kazi Sanaullah, was a professor of Arabic and Persian at the Presidency College, Calcutta. She completed her BA honors from Bethune College, Calcutta, after securing a first division in matriculation from Sakhawat Memorial School. She got her master's in Bengali and philosophy. She did her diploma and post-graduation in education and psychology respectively from the University of Edinburgh in 1957. In 1987, she obtained her Ph.D. degree in educational psychology from the University of Dhaka.[2]
After teaching for a few years, Khatun was appointed assistant inspector of schools in Rajshahi Division and subsequently, became the inspector, where she spent a major portion of her career.[2]
Khatun retired from the position of principal of Government Teachers' Training College, Dhaka, in 1982.[2]
Khatun was married to S. M. Shamsul Haque, an academic. Together they had three children Shamima Nargis, Humayun Kamal, Nishat and Khurshid Anwar.[3] Shamima died in the Moorgate tube crash incident in 1975.[3] Humayun served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to China, Korea and Poland.[4]
"Dr Maliha Khatun Scholarship Fund" was created at the University of Dhaka in 2009.[5]
Her sister Ms Razia khatun was also a renowned educationist who worked in khulna, mymensingh and Dhaka.