Humayun Faridi

Humayun Faridi
হুমায়ুন ফরীদি
Born
Humayun Kamrul Islam

(1952-05-29)29 May 1952
Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died13 February 2012(2012-02-13) (aged 59)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materJahangirnagar University
OccupationActor
Years active1952 – 2012
Spouses
  • Nazmun Ara Begum Minu
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    (m. 1980; div. 1984)​
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    (m. 1984; div. 2008)​
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Humayun Kamrul Islam[2] (known as Humayun Faridi; 29 May 1952 – 13 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi actor. He worked in television dramas, movies and theatre plays. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his lead role in the film Matritto (2004).[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak posthumously in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]

  1. ^ "2012 in the Rear-view Mirror". The Daily Star. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Humayun Faridi to receive posthumous Ekushey Padak". Dhaka Tribune. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Faridi, Humayun". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Md (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ "Humayun Faridi to receive posthumous Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.