Nurul Momen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nurul Momen

Playwright and writer

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1908

Place of Birth: Jessore District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1990

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, academician, satirist, essayist, translator and poet.
He served as a faculty member in the capacities of professor and dean at the faculty of Law in the University of Dhaka.
He also served as a lawyer.
He is called "Father of Bangladeshi theatre" and "Natyaguru (or Natyo Guru or Natto Guru) of Bangladesh" (The Grand Teacher of Drama and Theatre).
He was awarded the Bangla Academy Award in 1961, merely a year after its inception.
He was also honoured by the People's Republic of Bangladesh with the Ekushey Padak in 1978, only a couple of years after this State honor was introduced.