Syed Ali Ahsan

Syed Ali Ahsan
সৈয়দ আলী আহসান
Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
In office
1972–1975
Preceded byMafizuddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMuhammad Enamul Haq
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rajshahi
In office
27 September 1975 – 26 June 1977
Preceded byMazharul Islam
Succeeded byMuhammad Abdul Bari
Vice-Chancellor of Darul Ihsan University
In office
1989 – 25 July 2002
Preceded bySyed Ali Ashraf
Succeeded bySyed Anwar Husain
Personal details
Born(1922-03-26)26 March 1922
Alokdia, Magura, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died25 July 2002(2002-07-25) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
RelativesSyed Ali Ashraf (brother)
Syed Sajjad Hussain (cousin)
Alma mater

Syed Ali Ahsan (Bengali: সৈয়দ আলী আহসান; 26 March 1922 – 25 July 2002) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer and university academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak (1982) and Independence Day Award (1987) by the Government of Bangladesh.[1][2] In 1987, he was selected as the National Professor of Bangladesh. He was credited as the official English translator of the National Anthem of Bangladesh.[3]

  1. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "National Anthem of Bangladesh". bangla2000.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.