Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

Children's Author

Muhammed Zafar Iqbal was born in Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh on December 23rd, 1952 and is the Children's Author. At the age of 71, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
December 23, 1952
Nationality
Pakistan, Bangladesh
Place of Birth
Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
Age
71 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Profession
Author, Children's Writer, Physicist, Science Fiction Writer, Writer
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
University of Dhaka (BSc, MSc), University of Washington (PhD)
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Yasmeen Haque ​(m. 1978)​
Children
Nabil Iqbal, Yeshim Iqbal
Dating / Affair
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Parents
Faizur Rahman Ahmed, Ayesha Akhter Khatun
Siblings
Humayun Ahmed (brother), Ahsan Habib (brother)
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Career

After obtaining his PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1983 to 1988 (mainly on Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics). He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a research scientist. He left the institute in 1994.

Upon returning to Bangladesh, Iqbal joined the faculty of the CSE department at SUST.

Iqbal serves as the vice president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad committee. He played a leading role in founding the Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad and popularized mathematics among Bangladeshi youths at local and international level. In 2011, he won the Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in the field of education.

On 26 November 2013, Iqbal and his wife professor Haque applied for resignation soon after the university authority had postponed the combined admission test for the SUST and Jashore University of Science Technology. However they withdrew their resignation letters on the next day after the authority decided to go on with holding combined admission tests.

Iqbal started writing stories at a very early age. He wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying at the University of Dhaka, Iqbal's story "Copotronic Bhalobasha" (Copotronic Love) was published in Weekly Bichitra. Later he rewrote the story and published it as a collection of stories titled Copotronic Sukh Dukho. he wrote numerous books for teenagers, such as novels, science fiction, and adventure books. Several of his books are:

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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Awards
  • Agrani Bank Shishu Shahitto Award (2001)
  • Quazi Mahbubulla Zebunnesa Award (2002)
  • Khalekdad Chowdhury Literary Award (2003)
  • Sheltech Literary Award (2003)
  • Uro Child Literary Award (2004)
  • Md. Mudabber-Husne ara literary Award (2005)
  • Marcantile Bank Ltd. Award (2005)
  • One of the 10 living Eminent Bengali (2005)
  • American Alumni Association Award (2005)
  • Dhaka University Alumni Association Award (2005)
  • Sylhet Naittamoncho Award (2005)
  • Bangla Academy Literary Award (2005)
  • Best Playwright Meril Prothom Alo Awards (2005)
  • Uro Child Literary Award (2006)
  • Rotary SEED Award (2011)
  • National ICT Award (2017)