Habibullah Siraji

Habibullah Sirajee (31 December 1948 – 24 May 2021)^[2][3] was a Bangladeshi poet.^[4][5][6] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to language and literature.^[7] He served as the director general of Bangla Academy from 20 December 2018 until his death.^[8][9] Sirajee also served as the president of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council).^[4]

Habibullah Sirajee
হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী
Director General of Bangla Academy
In office 20 December 2018 – 24 May 2021
Preceded by	Shamsuzzaman Khan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nurul Huda
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-31)31 December 1948 Faridpur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Died	24 May 2021(2021-05-24) (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	B.Sc in Engineering
Alma mater	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation	Poet, engineer

Early life and education

Sirajee was born on 31 December 1948 at Rasulpur in Faridpur. He had graduated in BSc. (Engineering) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1970. ^[10]

Awards

• Jessore Sahitya Parishad Award (1987)^[4]
• Alaol Literary Award (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Bishinu Dey Award (2007)^{[citation needed]}
• Rupashi Bangla Award (2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Kabitalap Literary Award (2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Mahadiganta Award (2011)^{[citation needed]}
• Bangabandhu Award (2013)^{[citation needed]}
• Poet Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award (2016)^[11]
• Ekushey Padak (2016)^{[citation needed]}