Shahed Ali

Shahed Ali
Born (1925-05-24)24 May 1925
Sunamganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 7 November 2001(2001-11-07) (aged 76)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shahed Ali (24 May 1925  7 November 2001) was a Bangladeshi educationist, cultural activist and an author.[1] He was also a journalist, editor of multiple magazines and one of the founders of the Islamic Organization "Tamaddun Mazlish." He is most notable for his short story Jibrailer Dana (Gabriel's Wings).

Life and works

Ali was born in Sylhet, and was the oldest of nine brothers and sisters. His literary career began prior to the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent. His first story Asru (tears) was published in 1940 when he was a student of grade eight. He worked as the editor of a magazine called "Pravati" from 1944-1966. He later became involved with a magazine named "Saynik" which served as the banner for the Bengali language movement. He worked as the editor of Saynik from 1948-1950. He was also the editor of two journals of the Islamic foundation, "Sabuj Pata" and "Islamic Academy Patrika." He was also actively involved with Allama Iqbal Sangsad Magazine from 1963-1982. He was elected a Member of Legislative assembly of the Government of East Pakistan in 1954 but decided to quit politics when Ayub Khan imposed martial law in 1958 .

List of works

Some of his most famous short stories:

Works he translated into Bengali:

Awards

Family

Ali's wife, Chemon Ara is a retired professor of Bengali and a writer and former Principal of Chittagong Women's College. Together they have six children.

Children Grandchildren
Ahmed Abdullah (Pharmacist, Associate-Shoppers Drug Mart - Canada) Silmi Abdullah, Shabab Abdullah, Lamiha Abdullah
Ahmed Ruhullah (Marine officer - Australia) Sarah Ruhullah (1993), Fariha Ruhullah (1998)
Ahmed Fazlullah (Bangladesh Bank) Hassan (Nafim)
Bilquis Ferdous Ara (Physician - Australia) Raiyan Ferdous
Dilruba Zeenat Ara (Novelist, Painter, Lecturer - Sweden) Navid Christensen, Tania Christensen
Dilshad Rahat Ara (Architect, Assistant professor of Architecture - UAE) Sabaa Rashid

References

  1. Mohammed Towfiqul Haider. "Ali, Shahed2". Banglapedia. Retrieved July 30, 2015.


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