| Ashraf Siddiqui | |
| Office: | Director General of Bangla Academy |
| Term Start: | 4 June 1976 |
| Term End: | 30 June 1982 |
| Predecessor: | Mustafa Nur-Ul Islam |
| Successor: | Manzoore Mawla |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | Writer |
Ashraf Siddiqui (1 March 1927 – 19 March 2020)[1] [2] was a Bangladeshi poet, researcher, folklorist, and essayist.[3] [4] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1964 and Ekushey Padak in 1988 by the Government of Bangladesh.[5] [6]
Siddiqui was born in Nagbari village of Tangail.[2] Siddiqui completed his master's from the University of Dhaka in Bengali literature. He earned his Ph.D. in folklore studies from the Indiana University.[7]
Siddiqui served as a faculty member at Rajshahi College, Chittagong College, Ananda Mohan College, Dhaka College, Jagannath College and the University of Dhaka.[2] He served as the director of Kendrio Bangla Unnoyon Board, chief editor of District Gazetteer and director general of Bangla Academy during 1976–1982.[2] [8]
Siddiqui also served as the chairman of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, chairman of Bangladesh Press Institute and president of Nazrul Academy and Nazrul Institute.[2]
Siddiqui was married to Syeda Siddiqui from 1951 until her death in 1997. He died at the age of 93 in 2020.[7]