Liaquat Ali Lucky (born 13 January 1957) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, singer, composer and cultural organiser. He has been the director general of

Shilpakala Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ( bn, শিল্পকলা একাডেমি; National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the principal state-sponsored national cultural center of Bangladesh. History It is the national academy of f ...

since April 2011. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

in 2019. As of 2018, he has acted in 58 theatre plays and directed 82 plays.

Early life and career

Lucky was born to Sheikh Sadek Ali and Majeda Begum on 13 January 1957 in

Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka Nawabganj ( bn, নবাবগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Nawabganj is located at . It has 47,411 households and total area 244.81 km2. Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair upazil ...

. He completed his bachelor's and master's in English literature from the

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 ...

Awards

* Dhaka University Gold Medal (1984) * The Unique Group Gold Medal (2000) * The Face of Bengal Award (2004) * Honorary Cultural Envoy of Japan Award (2004) * Munier Chowdhury Medal (2013) * Poet Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury Award (2015) * Journalist Bojlur Rahman Memorial Medal (2015) * Dr Bhupen Hazarika Byatikrom International Award (2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucky, Liaquat Ali Living people 1957 births People from Dhaka University of Dhaka alumni Recipients of the Ekushey Padak