Humayun Ahmed
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Humayun Ahmed Net Worth


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Who is it? Writer, Filmmaker
Birth Day November 13, 1948
Birth Place Netrokona District, Bangladeshi
Age 72 YEARS OLD
Died On 19 July 2012(2012-07-19) (aged 63)\nNew York City, United States
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Native name হুমায়ূন আহমেদ
Resting place Nuhash Polli, Pirujali, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Occupation Writer, film director, professor of chemistry, dramatist
Education PhD (polymer chemistry)
Alma mater University of Dhaka North Dakota State University
Notable works Jostnya O Jononeer Golpo (The Story of a Mother and a Moonlit Night)
Notable awards Bangla Academy Literary Award Ekushey Padak
Years active 1972–2012
Spouse Gultekin Khan (m. 1976; div. 2003) Meher Afroz Shaon (m. 2005)
Children Nova Shila Bipasha Nuhash Nishad Ninit
Relatives Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (brother) Ahsan Habib (brother)

💰 Net worth: $1 Million (2024)

Humayun Ahmed, a renowned writer and filmmaker from Bangladesh, is set to achieve a remarkable net worth of $1 million by 2024. His immense contributions to the literary and film industries have admirably propelled him to such financial success. With a distinct storytelling style and an ability to captivate audiences, Humayun Ahmed has earned a prominent position within the Bangladeshi entertainment realm. His numerous best-selling novels and critically acclaimed films have garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim. As a true luminary of Bangladeshi culture, Humayun Ahmed's net worth is a testament to his unparalleled talent and unwavering dedication to his craft.

Biography/Timeline

1921

Ahmed was born in Kutubpur village under Kendua Upazila in Netrokona District to Foyzur Rahman Ahmed (1921–1971) and Ayesha Foyez (née Khatun) (1930–2014). Foyzur served as a sub-divisional police officer in Pirojpur District and was killed in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 2011, Politician Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was put on trial for the killing but was acquitted of the charge in 2013 due to a lack of evidence. Humayun's brother, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, is a Writer and academician. Another brother, Ahsan Habib, became a Cartoonist. He had three sisters – Sufia Haider, Momtaz Shahid and Rukhsana Ahmed.

1967

Ahmed studied in Chittagong Collegiate School. He eventually passed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from Bogra Zilla School in 1967 and was listed as second in merit by the Rajshahi Education Board. He passed his Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examination from Dhaka College in 1969.

1971

Ahmed wrote his debut novel Nondito Noroke (In Blissful Hell) during the 1971 Bangladesh independence war while he was still a university student. The novel was published in 1972 by Writer Ahmed Sofa's initiative under Khan Brother’s Publishers. From his very first novel, his themes included the aspirations of average middle-class urban families and portrayed quintessential moments of their lives. His second novel was Shonkhonil Karagar.

1976

Ahmed married Gultekin Khan in 1976. Together they had three daughters, Nova, Shila and Bipasha, and one son, Nuhash. Shila Ahmed went on to become a television and film Actress. In 2003, Ahmed divorced Gultekin. He then married Actress Meher Afroz Shaon in 2005. He had two sons from the second marriage, Nishad and Ninit.

1983

Ahmed's first television drama was Prothom Prohor (1983), directed by Nawazesh Ali Khan. His first drama serial was Ei Shob Din Ratri (1985). This was followed by the comedy series Bohubrihi (1988), the historical drama series Ayomoy (1988), the urban drama series Kothao Keu Nei (1990), Nokkhotrer Raat (1996), and Aaj Robibar (1999). In addition, he made single episode dramas, most notably Nimful.

1987

In 1987, Ahmed founded an estate called Nuhash Palli, named after his son Nuhash, near Pijulia village, in Gazipur Sadar Upazila of Gazipur District, which grew to cover 40 bigha (approximately 14 acres). He would spend much of his time at the estate when he was in Bangladesh. He formed a collection of statues there by local Artist Asaduzzaman Khan and another of plants from around the world, particularly medicinal and fruit-bearing trees.

1990

In the early 1990s, Ahmed emerged as a filmmaker. He went on to make a total of eight films - each based on his own novels. He received six Bangladesh National Film Awards in different categories for the films Daruchini Dwip, Aguner Poroshmoni and Ghetuputra Komola.

2006

Shyamol Chhaya and Ghetuputra Kamola were selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006 and 2012 respectively, but were not nominated.

2009

In 2009, Ahmed appeared as one of two judges for the reality television music competition show Khudey Gaanraaj.

2011

Ahmed had open heart surgery at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. A few years later, during a routine checkup, doctors found a cancerous tumor in his colon. On September 14, 2011, he was flown to Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York City for treatment. During his stay there, he wrote a novel, Deyal, based on the life of the first President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In January 2012, he was appointed as a senior special adviser of the Bangladesh Mission to the United Nations.

2012

On May 12, 2012, he returned to Bangladesh for two weeks. He died on July 19, 2012 at 11.20 PM BST at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. There was some tension in the family over the selection of his burial site, but eventually his estate, Nuhash Palli was selected.

2013

Exim Bank, a commercial bank and Anyadin, an entertainment magazine jointly introduced an award program, Humayun Ahmed Sahitya Puruskar, which would be conferred to two Writers every year on Ahmed's birth anniversary – November 12. The film Anil Bagchir Ekdin (2015), based on Ahmed's novel of the same name, directed by Morshedul Islam won six Bangladesh National Film Awards. Another film Krishnopokkho (2016), based on his novel, was directed by his wife Meher Afroz Shaon. In October 2016, she announced the production of the next film based on Ahmed's novel Nokkhotrer Raat. In June 2016, Government of Bangladesh approved a grant to produce a film based on his novel Devi.

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