Dhir Ali Miah

Dhir Ali Miah (1 January 1920 – 14 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi flute player, composer, director and orchestra conductor. He was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan and Ekushey Padak (1986) by the government of Bangladesh.

Family background Dhir Ali Miah was born on 1 January 1920 in Bashbari village, Tongibari, Munshiganj District in the then Bengal Presidency, British India. His father, Ustad Sher Ali Miah, was the first Bengali Muslim instrumentalist. Dhir's uncles Ustad Zadab Ali and Ustad Sadek Ali were notable instrumentalists too. His younger brother Ali Hossain and cousin Alauddin Ali were notable music directors of the Bangladesh film industry.

Education and career Miah studied in Sonarang High School. He took lessons to play flute from his uncle musician Sadeq Ali.