| Office | Director General of Shilpakala Academy
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| Term start | 10 April 2011
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| Predecessor | Kamal Lohani[1]
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| Born | 1957-01-13 (age 69) |
| Born | Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi
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| Alma mater | University of Dhaka
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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]
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]
References
- ↑ Lucky new DG of Shilpakala. The Daily Star(2011-04-11). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lucky to receive Bhupen Hazarika Byatikrom Int'l award. New Age(2018-08-29). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tete-a-tete With Liaquat Ali Lucky. Daily Sun(2017-05-05). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ Stars who will receive the Ekushey Padak for 2019. The Daily Star(2019-02-08). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ 21 named for Ekushey Padak. The Daily Star(2019-02-07). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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