Shahidul Zahir

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shahidul Zahir
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Sep 11, 1953(1953-09-11)
Age	71
Date Of Death	March 23, 2008,
Birthplace	Dhaka
Country	Bangladesh
Birth City	Dhaka
Horoscope	Virgo

Shahidul Zahir Biography

Shahidul Zahir is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on September 11, 1953 in Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Shahidul Zahir (Bengali: শহিদুল জহির ; 11 September 1953 – 23 March 2008) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Jibana o Rajnaitik Bastabata (Life and Political Reality, 1988), Je Rate Purnima Chilo (In the Night of Full Moon, 1995), Mukher Dike Dekhi (Looking to the Face, 2006) are considered to his major contributions to Bengali literature. His novels and short stories are highly acclaimed for their originality of language and narrative technique.

Shaheedul Jahir distinguished himself with his surrealist approach to fiction. He wrote both short stories and novels. His started to write in late-1970s. His first published story ‘Bhalobasah” (tr. Love) clearly reflected influence of Bengali novelist Syed Waliullah. His first book of short stories, published in 1985, Parapar bore his tendency to portray human character in intricate language in the perspective of a thin story-line. He has been said to be a magic-realist in line with Latin American writers and termed Zahir has been termed the new Marquez of Bangladesh. However, he admitted the influence of two contemporary novelist, namely Syed Shamsul Haque and Akhtaruzzaman Elias, in addition to Syed Waliullah. Thematically, the storylines of a number of stories bear the influence of Marxist paradigm. Also, in many novels and stories he has chosen the perspective of 1971, the year of liberation war of Bangladesh. He also translated a few stories from English.

Shahidul Zahir Net Worth

Shahidul Zahir is one of the richest Writer from Bangladesh. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shahidul Zahir 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mohammad Shaheedul Haque was born on 11 September 1953 at 36 Bhuter Goli (Bhojo Hari Shaha Street) of Narinda in the old part of Dhaka city. His father A.K Nural Haque was a govt. officer and his mother Jahanara Begum a housewife. His paternal home was in the village Hashil of Raigonj Upazilla of Sirajgonj district. His grandfather Jahiruddin (it seems Shaheed took the name Jahir from his grandfather’s name) was a teacher of the local Normal School (during the British Period) and his grandmother was Jinnatun Nesa. They both had died long before, when his father was a child. His maternal grandparents were Azimuddin Ahmad and Hamida Begum of Amlapara, Sirajgonj Town, where he used to visit frequently on the occasion of summer holidays or EIDs during his childhood along with his family members. These places together with Fulbaria an Satkania, where he grew up, left a deep impression in his mind and in the later years featured in many of his short stories and novels. Fictionist Shaheedul Jahir started his school at Silverdale KG School at the then 36 Rankin Street, Dhaka. Later he went to schools of Dhaka, Fulbaria, Mymensingh and Satkania Upazila, Chittagong. From Satkania Model High School he passed his SSC Examination. Later he went to the Dhaka College for his pre-university course (HSC). He studied Political Science at the Dhaka University for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He also went to the American University in Washington DC and Birmingham University. He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1981 as an Assistant Secretary. He was serving as Secretary-in- charge of the Ministry for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs till his death in 2008.

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Jahir only published six books during his lifetime. There are some published stories and novels that remain to be published in book form, in addition to some unpublished works. His last published story is titled “The Miracle of Life” which remains to be anthologised. One novel published in a magazine titled Abu Ibrahim-er Mrityu (tr. Death of Abu Ibrahim), which was published in the magazine Nipun earlier, has already been published as a book by Mowla Brothers in February 2009 Ekushey Book Fair.

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Shun Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bangladesh. Shahidul Zahir celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.