Ferdous Ahmed

Ferdous Ahmed
Ahmed dancing at a programme in 2016
Member of Parliament
In office
29 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byShafiul Islam Mohiuddin
Succeeded byVacant
ConstituencyDhaka-10
Personal details
Born (1974-06-07) 7 June 1974 (age 50)
Comilla, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse
Tania Ferdous
(m. 2004)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Adamjee Cantonment College
OccupationActor, producer and politician
AwardsBangladesh National Film Awards (4 times)

Ferdous Ahmed (born 7 June 1974)[1] is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer,[2][3] and politician.[4] He served as an MP representing the Dhaka-10 constituency.[5]

His work includes Hothat Brishti (1998), Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003), Chandrokotha (2003), Nondito Noroke (2006), Amar Swapna Tumi (2005), Moner Manush (2010), and Guerrilla (2011). He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor five times for his roles in the films Hothat Brishti (1998), Gangajatra (2009), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ek Cup Cha (2014) and Putro (2018).[6][7][8][9]

In November 2023, Ahmed was nominated as Awami League's candidate for the Dhaka-10 constituency, replacing the incumbent Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, in the 2024 Bangladeshi selection.[10]

  1. ^ "Ferdous Ahmed". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (7 June 2017). "Happy Birthday Ferdous!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Who is Ferdous Ahmed?". The Indian Express. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ferdous gets perfect ten in debut electoral victory". Dhaka Tribune. 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ ঢাকা-১০ আসনে বিজয়ী হলেন ফেরদৌস. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Guerrilla bags 10 National Film Awards". The Daily Star. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "29 artistes get Nat'l Film Award 2014". The Daily Star. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ^ "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Actor Ferdous gets AL ticket from Dhaka-10". Prothom Alo. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.