Humayun Ahmed (pronounced [ɦumaiyun aɦmed̪]; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, song writer, scholar, and lecturer.[4] He was the elder brother of prominent Bengali author and scientist Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal. His breakthrough was his debut novel Nondito Noroke published in 1972.[5] He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, all of which were bestsellers in Bangladesh.[6][7] Ahmed's writing style is characterized as magical realism.[8] His books were the top sellers at the Ekushey Book Fair during the 1990s and 2000s.[9] He won the Bangla Academy Award and the Ekushey Padak award for his contribution to Bengali literature.
Humayun Ahmed
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Ahmed in 2010
Native name Humayun Ahmed
Born 13 November 1948
Mohanganj, Netrokona, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Died 19 July 2012 (aged 63)[2]
New York City, United States
Resting place Nuhash Polli, Pirujali, Gazipur, Bangladesh[3]
Occupation Writer, film director, professor of chemistry, dramatist
Nationality Bangladeshi
Education PhD (polymer chemistry)
Alma mater University of Dhaka
North Dakota State University
Notable works Jostnya O Jononeer Golpo (The Story of a Mother and a Moonlit Night)
Notable awards Bangla Academy Award
Ekushey Padak
Years active 1972–2012
Spouse
Gultekin Khan (m. 1976; div. 2003)
Meher Afroz Shaon (m. 2005)
Children
Nova Shila Bipasha Nuhash Nishad Ninit
Relatives
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (brother)
Ahsan Habib (brother)
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In the early 1990s, Ahmed emerged as a filmmaker. He went on to make a total of eight films - each based on his own novels. He received six Bangladesh National Film Awards in different categories for the films Daruchini Dwip, Aguner Poroshmoni and Ghetuputra Komola.