Zia Haider

Zia Haider (18 November 1936 - 2 September 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, playwright, translator and professor. His full name Sheikh Faisal Abdur Rouf Mohammad Ziauddin Haider. He was the founder president of Nagorik Nattya Sampraday and founder of the Bangladesh Institute of Theater Arts. He wrote seven poems, 4 plays and translated several plays. He was awarded Ekushey Padak[1] by the Government of Bangladesh in 2001 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1977. [2]

Zia Haider
জিয়া হায়দার
Born
Sheikh Faisal Abdur Rouf Mohammad Ziauddin Haider

(1936-11-18)November 18, 1936
Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
DiedSeptember 2, 2008(2008-09-02) (aged 71)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationWriter, poet, playwright and professor
AwardsEkushey Padak. (2001)

Early life & education

Haider was born on 18 November 1936 in the village of Doharpara in Pabna District of British India. His father Hakimuddin Sheikh and mother Rahima Khatun. He was the eldest of the boys. His younger brother Rashid Haider, Maqid Haider, Dawood Haider, Zahid Haider, Abid Haider and Arif Haider, all are involved in the literary culture of the country. [3]

Working life

Haider started his career in journalism. In 1961, he joined the weekly Chitrali. Later, he joined as a Professor at the Government Tolaram College, Narayanganj. Occasionally he took over as the officer of the Culture Department of Bangla Academy. After that he worked as a senior producer in Pakistan Television. He started teaching as an Assistant to the Department of Fine Arts of Chittagong University in 1970. He founded the Nagorik Nattya Sampraday. He established the Bangladesh Institute of Theater Arts (BETA). [4]

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References
  1. "11 personalities, one organization get Ekushey Padak-2001". The Independent. Dhaka. 21 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. "জিয়া হায়দার Zia Haider | পড়ুয়া". www.porua.com.bd. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. "চলে গেলেন কবি জিয়া হায়দার | সচলায়তন". www.sachalayatan.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. ":: Welcome to GUNIJAN :: The Eminent :: Largest electronic journal of bangladeshi eminents :". www.gunijan.org.bd. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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