Nashid Kamal

Nashid Kamal
নাশিদ কামাল
Born (1958-03-19) 19 March 1958
London, England
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPhD (medical demography)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Carleton University
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Occupation(s)Singer, writer and professor of demography
Known forBeing a Nazrul exponent
Notable workThe Glass Bangles, The Return of Laili
Spouse(s)Hossain Md Musa (19??-19?? Divorced), Anis Waiz (1993-2002 till his death)
ChildrenArmeen Musa, Aashna Musa
Parents
RelativesAbbas Uddin Ahmed (grand father)
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (uncle)
Ferdausi Rahman (aunt)
AwardsNazrul Award (2009), Nazrul Padak (2014)

Nashid Kamal (born 19 March 1958) is a Bangladeshi vocalist, writer and professor of demography. She is the eldest granddaughter of Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed. Kamal is widely regarded as a Nazrul exponent. For her contributions to Nazrul's works, she has received awards including the Nazrul Award from the Nazrul Academy in 2009 and Nazrul Padak from the Nazrul Institute in 2014.