Shamsuzzaman Khan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shamsuzzaman Khan

Folklorist and former Director General of Bangla Academy

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1940

Place of Birth: Manikganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Profession: academic

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Shamsuzzaman Khan (Bengali: ???????????? ???; born 29 December 1940) is a Bangladeshi academician, folklorist and writer and a former director general of Bangla Academy.
He is acclaimed for editing book series on folk culture of 64 different districts in 64 volumes and collections of folklore series in 114 volumes.
He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh.