Biography

EARLY LIFE

Shamsunnahar Rahman Paran was born on 1 June 1940 in the “Maya Kutir” on Batali Road in Enayet Bazar area of ​​Chittagong city. Her mother was late Sajida Khatun and his father was Maulvi Amir Hossain Majumder. Paran Rahman was the daughter of an aristocratic family of Sonapur village in Jagannath Dighi union of Chauddagram Thana of Comilla district. Her father was chairman of the then Debt Arbitration Board and a member of the Honorable Jury Board. Her father was a humble gentleman, altruistic in nature. Her mother, Sajida Khatun, was also philanthropic, visionary, erudite, development-loving woman.

Mother’s social entrepreneurial attitude and the keenness for social service have greatly influenced Paran Rahman. Her mother Sajida Khatun passed away at an early age. She was a very socially conscious and prudent woman. She was the eldest of eleven siblings. Her younger sister was only four years old then. She raised ten siblings with her mother’s affection. Her mother’s death at a young age brought a big change in her mind. This is the main reason why she later committed herself to work to prevent maternal mortality. Shamsunnahar Rahman Paran had received social and moral lessons from her family from a very early age.

Her husband, the late M. Lutfur Rahman was a renowned income tax advisor in Chittagong. The late M. L. Rahman is the son of an aristocratic family of Niamatpur village in Niamatpur upazila of Naogaon district. They have four daughters and one son who are all established at different sectors.

Eldest daughter Parveen Mahmud FCA. Parveen Mahmud is the first woman president of ICAB and is currently the managing director of Grameen Telecom Trust. The only son Aftabur Rahman Jafri is the CEO of Ghasful, a national level non-governmental development organization. His daughter Yasmeen Ahmed is a successful female entrepreneur.