Liaquat Ali Lucky

Liaquat Ali Lucky (born 13 January 1957)[2] is a Bangladeshi actor, director, singer, composer and cultural organiser. He has been the director general of Shilpakala Academy since April 2011.[3][4] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019.[5] As of 2018, he has acted in 58 theatre plays and directed 82 plays.[2]

Liaquat Ali Lucky
লিয়াকত আলী লাকী
Director General of Shilpakala Academy
Assumed office
10 April 2011
Preceded byKamal Lohani[1]
Personal details
Born (1957-01-13) 13 January 1957
Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Early life and career

Lucky was born to Sheikh Sadek Ali and Majeda Begum on 13 January 1957 in Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka.[3] He completed his bachelor's and master's in English literature from the University of Dhaka.[6]

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)[2]
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References
  1. "Lucky new DG of Shilpakala". The Daily Star. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  2. "Lucky to receive Bhupen Hazarika Byatikrom Int'l award". New Age. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. "Tete-a-tete With Liaquat Ali Lucky". Daily Sun. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  4. "Stars who will receive the Ekushey Padak for 2019". The Daily Star. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  5. "21 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  6. "লিয়াকত আলী লাকী" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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