Anisuzzaman

Anisuzzaman
আনিসুজ্জামান
Anisuzzaman in 2016
President of Bangla Academy
In office
13 December 2012 – 14 May 2020
Preceded byKabir Chowdhury
Succeeded byShamsuzzaman Khan
In office
19 August 1999 – 31 January 2002
Preceded byShamsur Rahman
Succeeded byWakil Ahmed
Personal details
BornAbu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman
(1937-02-18)18 February 1937
Died14 May 2020(2020-05-14) (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
RelationsSheikh Abdur Rahim (grandfather)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupation
  • Activist
  • author
  • administrator
AwardsFull list
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Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman (18 February 1937 – 14 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature. He was an activist who took part in the Language Movement (1952), participated in the Mass Uprising (1969), and took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971).

Anisuzzaman served as a member of the Planning Commission to the Government of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh liberation war and a member of the National Education Commission set up by the government after liberation. He was inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018. He was appointed as the president of Bangla Academy for four terms and served until his death.