Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal

Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal
আবু হেনা মোস্তফা কামাল
Born	(1936-03-13)13 March 1936 Gobinda village, Ullahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District, British India
Died	September 23, 1989(1989-09-23) (aged 53)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka University of London
Known for	Academic, writer, poet
Children	Sujit Mustafa Kaberi Mustafa Kakoli Mustafa Shyamoli Mustafa Shoumi Mustafa
Awards	Ekushey Padak

Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (13 March 1936 – 23 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi songwriter. He was a poet, essayist, critic and presenter. In his early life, he was a singer on East Bengal radio and television. He was a professor of Bengali literature at the University of Dhaka and worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 until his death. Along with writing poetry, he wrote some memorable songs. He published only three collections of poetry before he died of a heart attack in 1989.

Early life and education

Kamal was born in Gobinda village in Ullahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District. In 1959, he passed his MA in Bengali from the University of Dhaka. He received a Commonwealth Scholarship for his PhD on the Bengali Press and Literary Writings, 1818-1831, from the University of London in 1969.

Academic career

Kamal was appointed as a reader in the Bengali Department at Rajshahi University at the age of 33. He was very popular as a teacher at both the University of Dhaka and Rajshahi University.