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.
Ahmed started making movie in the beginning of 1990s. Aguner Parashmoni (1994) was his first directed movie. He then made seven more movies. He received six National Movie Awards in different categories for his movies.