Syed Jahangir (2 January 1935 – 29 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi painter. 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 Co ...

in 1985. He served as the department head of the Arts Faculty at

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 ...

in 1977. His notable paintings include ''Attmar Ujjibon'', ''Ullas'', ''Dhoni'', ''Ojana-Oneshya'' and ''Osoni-Sangket''.

Early life and education

Jahangir was born in Satkhira on 2 January 1935. He graduated in Fine Arts from Government Art Institute of Arts and Crafts (now

Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka The Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) was established in 1948 as the Dhaka Art School. It was the first art school in the region and became the main centre of art and cultural practice. Since 1956 it has been situated in Shahbag, Dhaka, close to the Ban ...

). He painted for over 55 years including 9000 oils,

watercolors Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "water"), is a painting method”Watercolor may be as old as art itself, going back to t ...

and mixed medias. Through his career, Jahangir has held 35 solo and 1 group exhibition.Solo Painting Exhibition of River and Earth, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, 27 November 2007 On 22 February 2007, one exhibition of Jahangir was held in Chitrak Gallery along with other painters such as Nitun Kundu, Samarjit Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Mahmudul Haque, Hamiduzzaman Khan and Hashem Khan.

Awards

*2011 Hamidur Rahman Award *2010 Lifetime Achievement Award by Berger Bangladesh *2005 Shashi Bhushan honourable award *2005 Sultan Smrity Gold Medal *2000 Michael Madhusudan Academy Award *1992 Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangsad Honour, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Birth Anniversary, Dhaka *1988 Satkhira Press Club Award *1985

*1975 Honorable mention Award at the National Art Exhibition, Dhaka *1958 Leaders' and Specialists' Exchange grant by the US Education Foundation

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jahangir, Syed 1935 births 2018 deaths People from Satkhira District Bengali male artists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak 20th-century Bangladeshi painters 20th-century male artists 21st-century Bangladeshi painters