Shahed Ali

Shahed Ali was a Bangladeshi educationist, cultural activist and an author. He was also a journalist, editor of multiple magazines and one of the founders of the Islamic Organization "Tamaddun Mazlish." He is most notable for his short story Jibrailer Dana (Gabriel's Wings).

Ali was born in Sylhet, and was the oldest of nine brothers and sisters. His literary career began prior to the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent. His first story Asru (tears) was published in 1940 when he was a student of grade eight. He worked as the editor of a magazine called "Pravati" from 1944-1966.

He later became involved with a magazine named "Saynik" which served as the banner for the Bengali language movement. He worked as the editor of Saynik from 1948-1950. He was also the editor of two journals of the Islamic foundation, "Sabuj Pata" and "Islamic Academy Patrika."