Syed Ali Ahsan

Syed Ali Ahsan was a Bangladeshi poet, writer and university academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak (1982) and Independence Day Award (1987) by the Government of Bangladesh. In 1987, he was selected as the National Professor of Bangladesh. He was credited as the official English translator of the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Ahsan was born in the village of Alokdia of Magura district on 26 March 1922.

His father, Syed Ali Hamed and mother, Syeda Kamrunnegar Khatun. Ahsan worked in All India Radio. He was a professor of department of Bengali in University of Dhaka and later, head of the department of Bengali of University of Karachi.He was a director of Bangla Academy and was the Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, University of Rajshahi and Darul Ihsan University. In addition, he was a National Professor(Jatio Addhapok) of Bangladesh.