| Sayeed Ahmed | |
| Native Name: | সাঈদ আহমদ |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | Playwright |
| Father: | Mirza F Mohammad |
Sayeed Ahmed (1 January 1931 – 21 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi dramatist, playwright, writer and sitar player.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1974 and Ekushey Padak in 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]
Ahmed was born on 1 January 1931 at Islampur in Old Dhaka in the-then Bengal Presidency in British India into a Mirza family.[3] His mother was Jamila Khatun. His father, Mirza Fakir Mohammad, was the owner of a commercial theatre, Lion Theatre, at Islampur.[4] Ahmed had three elder brothers – Nasir Ahmed, radio personality and journalist Nazir Ahmed and painter Hamidur Rahman.[4] Ahmed studied at Dhaka Collegiate School.[4] He completed his bachelor's in international studies from the University of Dhaka. He later studied for his master's at the London School of Economics in 1954.[4] In 1956, Ahmed moved back to Lahore and joined the public service.[4]
Ahmed, along with Shamsur Rahman and Hasan Hafizur Rahman, compose and wrote radio plays in the early 1950s.[4] He played sitar in BBC and acted on stage in London and New York.[4] [5] He was the sitarist during the Europe tour of Uday Shankar.[4]
Ahmed served as the secretary of Ministry of Youth and Sports and the director general of Bangladesh Television.[4] He served as guest lecturer in Georgetown University, and other academies in Brazil, China, France, Germany, The Netherlands, India, Japan, Malaysia and Russia.[4]
Ahmed was married to Parvin Ahmed.[6] He had two brothers - journalist Nazir Ahmed and sculptor Hamidur Rahman.[7]
Ahmed's plays was translated into French, German, Italian, Urdu and Punjabi and were staged by different troupes in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and United States.[4] He created "Bishwa Natok", a program in Bangladesh Television, where he introduced and directed plays of international fame.