Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury

Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury was a Bangladeshi poet, journalist, and activist in the Bengali Language Movement. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh. Choudhury was born to Ahmadur Rahman Chowdhury and Rowshan Ara Begum on 7 Novermber 1927.

He passed the Entrance Examination with distinction from Gohira High School in 1947. While studying intermediate (IA) in Chittagong College he left Chittagong. He got involved in politics very early in his life. In 1942 he joined Quit India movement against British regime.

In 1945 participated in the Bengal Provincial Students Summit where he came upon with the famous Bengali Literature writers of that time. He also became the Secretary of the first ever Nazrul anniversary in Chittagong. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, Choudhury formed a monthly magazine Shimanto.