Humayun Ahmed (13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi writer, dramatist and movie director. He was one of the leading Bengali language literary person of 20th century. He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books. His first novel was "In Blissful Hell". It was published in 1972. His other notable writings are "Shonkhonil Karagar", "Josna O Jononir Golpo", "Kobi", "Moddhanho", "Badshah Namdar" and "Deyal". He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981 and Ekushey Padak in 1994 for his contribution to Bengali literature.