Asif Iqbal (born 12 October) is a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

lyricist and composer. He is one of the successful corporate personality in Bangladesh. He has been acclaimed for his multifaceted and innovative work in several renowned institutions of the country.

Life and career

Asif Iqbal was born at

Kanchana Union Kanchana Union ( bn, কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন) is a Union of Satkania Upazila in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Area The Union total area is 13.53 km2 or 5.22 sq mile Population As of 2011, the union total popu ...

under

Satkania Upazila Satkania ( bn, সাতকানিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Satkania has a total area of 280.99 km2. It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the north, Lohagara Upazila ...

in Chittagong district. He has been writing songs for almost 30 years. He is most remembered for his film and album songs. In 2017, he was awarded Best Lyricist at 12th Channel i Music Awards. He was also selected as the best lyricist for the 7th BMJA "Music Awards - 2019" for 2019. He penned the hit song Shada Ar Laal, sung by

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and composed the soundtrack of Voyonkor Sundor, an

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film. Naquib Khan,

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, James,

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, Shakila Zafar,

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, Mahadi,

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, Rinku, Nishita Barua, Parvez, Ronti Das, Shafiq Tuhin, Balam, Sabbir have sung various songs written by him. He was the Executive Director (Marketing) of Meghna Group of Industries. He is also the founder and owner of the music production company Ganchil. He has also taught in the marketing departments of the private Eastwest and Southeast Universities. Currently he works as the Group CEO of Hamid Group.

Awards

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Channel i Music Awards Channel i Music Awards is a musical award annually given by Channel i. It has been given 12 times every year from 2006. On 1 October 2017, The award's 12th edition took place where musicians were awarded in 18 categories. Khurshid Alam was awarded ...

'' 2017 - Best lyricist * ''BMJA Music Award 2019'' - Best lyricist * ''Channel i Music Awards 2022'' - Best lyricist

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iqbal, Asif Living people Bangladeshi film score composers Bangladeshi songwriters Bangladeshi lyricists Year of birth missing (living people) People from Chittagong University of Dhaka alumni Chittagong College alumni