Kamal Lohani | |
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কামাল লোহানী | |
Director General of Shilpakala Academy | |
In office 20 April 2009 – 10 April 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam[1] |
Succeeded by | Liaquat Ali Lucky |
Personal details | |
Born | Abu Naeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani 26 June 1934[2] British Raj |
Died | 20 June 2020 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 85)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Resting place | Sontala Central Graveyard, Sirajganj |
Spouse |
Dipti Rani
(m. 1960; died 2007) |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Journalist, administrator |
Kamal Lohani (26 June 1934[2] – 20 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4] He served as the director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011.[5][6]
Lohani got his first job as a journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955.[7] He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization – Kranti in 1967.[7]
Kamal Lohani was born on 26 June 1934, in the village of Santala in the then Pabna District (now Ullahpara Upazila of Sirajganj District).[8] His father's name was Abu Yusuf Mohammad Musa Khan Lohani and his mother's name was Rokeya Khan Lohani.[9] His real name is Abu Naeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani.[2] In 1952, he passed the secondary examination from Pabna Zilla School.[10] He completed his higher education from Govt. Edward College, Pabna.[2]
In 1960, Lohani married Syeda Dipti Rani (d. 2007). She was his fellow political party member.[7] Together they had two daughters and a son.[7]
Lohani died from COVID-19-related complications on 20 June 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[11][12]