Humayun Azad
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| Native name | হুমায়ুন আজাদ |
| Born | Humayun Kabir 28 April 1947 Rarhi Khal, Munshiganj District, British India (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 12 August 2004 (aged 57) Munich, Germany |
| Resting place | Fuller Road, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Author, poet, scholar, linguists, critic, columnist |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | BA (Bengali) PhD (linguistics) |
| Alma mater |
University of Dhaka University of Edinburgh |
| Genre | Anti-establishment |
| Notable works | Shob Kichu Noshtoder Odhikare Jabe Chappanno Hazar Borgomile |
| Notable awards |
Bangla Academy Award Ekushey Padak |
| Spouse | Latifa Kohinoor |
| Children | 3 |
Humayun Azad (Bengali: 
হুমায়ূন আজাদ ; 28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi author, poet, scholar and linguist. He wrote more than seventy titles. He is regarded and honored as the most powerful and influential writer in the history of modern Bengali literature. His writings against religious fundamentalism received both positive and negative reviews. He was threatened and attacked by Islamist fundamentalist groups for his writings.
Azad was awarded the Bangla Academy Award in 1986 for his contributions to Bengali linguistics. In 2012, the Government of Bangladesh honored him with Ekushey Padak posthumously.
Azad was born in the village of Rarhikhal in Bikrampur, Munshiganj district on 28 April 1947. He earned BA degree in Bengali language and literature from University of Dhaka. He obtained his PhD in linguistics from the University of Edinburgh in 1976. He later served as a faculty member of the department of Bengali language and literature at the University of Dhaka. His early career produced works on Bengali linguistics, notably syntax. He is regarded as a leading linguist of the Bengali language.
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