Momtazuddin Ahmed | |
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 Ahmed in Illinois during Tagore Festival (2006) | |
| Native name | মমতাজউদ্দীন আহমদ |
| Born | 18 January 1935 Malda, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 2 June 2019 (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | educationist, dramatist |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | MA (Bengali) |
| Genre | drama, essay, short story, screenplay |
| Notable works | Saat Ghater Kanakori, Ki Chaho Shankhachil |
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| Spouse | Quamrunnessa Begum Kumu |
| Children | 2 daughters and 2 sons |
Momtazuddin Ahmed (18 January 1935 – 2 June 2019)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi playwright-actor and educationist. He was also active in the field of culture, performance, literature and other socio-political activities.[3][4] His theatre activities were mostly in the field of satire.[5]
Ahmed taught Bengali, Sanskrit, and European drama in several non-government and government colleges for over 32 years.[4] He served as a professor in the department of Bengali, at Jagannath University and a part-time lecturer at the department of Music and Dramatics, at the University of Dhaka.[2]
Ahmed was involved in teaching, writing and acting in his career. He was an activist at the Bengali language movement.[3]
Rabindra Bharati University included his writings Raja Onushwarer Pala and Ki Chaho Shankhachil in its curriculum.[6] Ahmed was in charge of formulating the national curriculum and text books from 1976 to 1978.[2]
Ahmed was a director of the Department of Research and Publications at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy during 1977–1980.[5][2] Later, he served the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations as cultural minister.[4]
Ahmed died on 2 June 2019 in Dhaka at the age of 84.[7] He was buried at his ancestral home at Bholahat Upazila in Chapai Nawabganj District.[6]
Ahmed wrote 25 plays for stage, radio and television and directed several of them. Most of his directions and writings were for his theatre troupe Theatre (Natok Shoroni).[5]
