Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal | |
|---|---|
আবু হেনা মোস্তফা কামাল | |
| Director General of Bangla Academy | |
| In office 13 March 1986 – 23 September 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Quazi Manjoor-E-Mawla |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Shah Qureshi[1] |
| Director General of Shilpakala Academy | |
| In office 1984–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1936 Sirajganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 23 September 1989 (aged 53) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (11 March 1936 – 23 September 1989)[2] was a Bangladeshi songwriter, poet, essayist, critic and presenter.[2] In his early life, he was a singer on East Bengal radio and television. He was a professor of Bengali literature at the University of Rajshahi in 1966 and became professor at University of Chittagong in 1973, also worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 until his death.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1987. He published only three collections of poetry before he died of a heart attack in 1989.[4][5][6]