Moniruzzaman (known by his pen-name Hayat Mamud; born 2 July 1939) is a Bangladeshi essayist-poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the

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Early life and family

Mamud was born on 2 July 1939 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Maura in the

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

of the Bengal Province. He migrated with his parents, Muhammad Shamsher Ali and Aminah Khatun, to

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as a result of the 1950 anti-Muslim riots in

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Education

Mamud completed his bachelor's and master's degree in Bengali Literature from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He earned his Ph.D. degree on contemporary literature from Jadavpur University.

Career

Mamud served as a faculty member of

Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University ( JU) is a publicly funded university located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the only fully residential university in Bangladesh. It operated as a project until 1973, when the 'Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act' w ...

Awards

* Ekushey Padak (2016) *

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

for children's literature

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mamud, Hayat Living people 1939 births University of Dhaka alumni Jadavpur University alumni Academic staff of Jahangirnagar University Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi male poets People from Hooghly district Writers from West Bengal St. Gregory's High School and College alumni