Honorific Prefix: | Litterateur |
Mohit Kamal | |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1960 |
Birth Place: | Chittagong |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Occupation: | Psychiatrist, writer |
Awards: | Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award (2011) Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018) |
Mohit Kamal (born 2 January 1960) is a Bangladeshi psychiatrist specialized in narcotics/drug addiction related issues. He is a professor of psychotherapy and a former director of National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Dhaka. He is also a fiction writer. In recognition of his contributions to child literature, he received Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award in 2011 and won Bangla Academy Literary Award-2018 in fiction category.[1] [2] [3]
Kamal was born on 2 January 1960 at Sandwip Upazila of Chittagong to Asadul Haq and Masuda Khatun.[4] He completed his secondary education from Chittagong Collegiate School and College and higher secondary from Chittagong College. He obtained his MBBS degree from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College.