Monzur-I-Mowla

Monzur-I-Mawla
মনজুরে মওলা
Director General of Bangla Academy
In office
31 December 1982 – 11 March 1986
Preceded byAshraf Siddiqui
Succeeded byAbu Hena Mustafa Kamal
Personal details
Born
Kazi Mohammad Manzoore Mawla

(1940-10-01)1 October 1940
Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 December 2020(2020-12-20) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi

Monzur-I-Mowla (1 October 1940 – 20 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi author, poet and former director general of Bangla Academy.

He was elected director general of Bangla Academy from 1982 to 1986.[1][2] His list of poetry books include Nimagna, Ki Kore Pabo, Mati Here Jai, Shawla o Dinghi, Pure Pure, Ai din Mitthey, Bandana Bristir and Peyecho Ki.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2007 and Bangla Academy Rabindra Award in 2014.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Manzoor-e-Mawla no more". The Daily Star. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ বাংলা একাডেমি. banglaacademy.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 2020-12-20.