Ruby Ghaznavi

Ruby Ghaznavi (; 1935 – January 2023) was a Bangladeshi businesswoman and activist, and a pioneer in the revival of traditional Bangladeshi materials such as Jamdani and crafts. She founded many important organizations, among them Aranya, Karika, National Crafts Council of Bangladesh (NCCB), etc. She was also involved with rights groups such as Naripokkho, Transparency International Bangladesh and Terre Des Hommes.

Early life Ghaznavi was born in 1935 in Faridpur District, East Bengal, British India. She studied at the Loreto Schools, Kolkata.

Ghaznavi started working with traditional dyes in 1982.

Ghaznavi was inspired by a 1973 craft exhibition founded by Aranya Crafts in 1990. She was a board member of the Bengal Foundation. She was the country director of Terre des Hommes.

Ghaznavi organized the Jamdani Utsav in 2018 at the National Crafts Council of Bangladesh which led to the recognition of Sonargaon as the World Craft City by the World Crafts Council. She was an honorary member of the World Crafts Council.