Khairul Anam Shakil
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Khairul Anam Shakil | |
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খায়রুল আনাম শাকিল | |
_(cropped).jpg) Shakil in 2019. | |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
| Occupations | Singer, academic |
| Spouses | Masuda Anam Kolpana |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | khairulanamshakil |
Khairul Anam Shakil is a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet genre.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2019 and Nazrul Award in 2017 by the government of Bangladesh.[2] He was appointed by the government as the chairman of the trustee board chairman of Kabi Nazrul Institute in May 2022.[3]
Shakil's father, Mohammad Abul Khayer, was an Awami League MLA of erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His mother, Nilufar Khayer, was a student of Rabindra Sangeet in Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts, and was involved with Chhayanaut.[4] Shakil graduated from Leeds University in industrial engineering in 1984.[5][6] He took music lessons from his uncle Mahmudur Rahman Benu, Narayan Chandra Basak, Ustad Mohammad Sageeruddin Khan, Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, Sohrab Hossain and Anjalee Ray.
Career
Shakil released his debut album, Meghey Meghey Andho, in 1996.[7]
As of April 2024, Shakil has been serving as a vice president of Chhayanaut Cultural Organisation.[8] He is a former faculty member of the Department of Music at the University of Dhaka.[9][10] As of March 2024, he serves as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha.[11]
Awards
- 6th Channeli Music Award- Best Nazrul Singer[citation needed]
- 10th Channeli Music Award- Best Nazrul Singer[citation needed]
- Nazrul Award by Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (2016)[citation needed]
- Nazrul Award by Kabi Nazrul Institute (2017)[12]
- Ekushey Padak (2019)[2]