Background
Beg, Muhammad Abdul Jabbar was born on October 10, 1944 in Dinajpur, India. Son of Shah Maqbool Hussein Beg and Gul-e Noor Begum.
Beg, Muhammad Abdul Jabbar was born on October 10, 1944 in Dinajpur, India. Son of Shah Maqbool Hussein Beg and Gul-e Noor Begum.
Bachelor (honorary), Rajshahi University, 1965. Master of Arts, Rajshahi University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, 1971.
Education officer Pakistan High Commission, London, 1971. Language specialist British Museum, 1972. Lecturer National University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1974—1978, associate professor Bangi, 1979—1985, University Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 1986—1990.
Independent researcher Cambridge University, 1994—1999. Lecturer University Third Age, Cambridge, England, since 1999. Associate professor Markfield Institute Higher Education, Leicester, England, 2001.
Visiting scholar University Cambridge, 1990—1993.
Fellow: American History Association, Middle East Institute, Middle East Studies Association American, Royal Asiatic Society Great Britain and Ireland (fellows 1974—2003).
Married Saidun Nahar, March 12, 1976. Children: Mustafa Nabil, Raihanah Begum.