Leila Arjumand Banu

Leila Arjumand Banu (; 5 January 1929 – 10 February 1995) was a Bangladeshi singer and social activist.

Early life and education Banu was born on 5 January 1929, to a Bengali Muslim family of zamindars who held lands in Sonargaon. Her father, Syed Muhammed Taifoor, was the son of zamindar Syed Abdul Aziz. Through her paternal great-grandfather Mir Ghulam Mustafa Al-Husayni, she was a descendant of 16th-century Islamic scholar and zamindar Syed Ibrahim Danishmand. She graduated from Eden Girls' School in Dhaka and did her undergraduate degree in Persian and Philosophy from the University of Dhaka.

Awards A partial list of Banu's awards: Coronation Medal from the Shah of Iran (1968) Pride of Performance award from the President of Pakistan (1969)