Mobarak Hossain Khan

Mobarak Hossain Khan (27 February 1938 – 24 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer. He played the surbahar, a bass version of the sitar. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1986, Independence Day Award in 1994, and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2002 by the government of Bangladesh.

Background Khan was born on 27 February 1938 to Ustad Ayet Ali Khan and Umarunnesa at Shibpur village, Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria in the then Bengal Province, British India. as a leader of cultural delegation, and also as an expert on radio, SAARC, UNESCO, as well as on classical music.

Khan and his wife Fauzia Yasmin were involved in planning, research and hosting a popular TV musical program on NTV, named Bajo ebong Bajao, which features Nazrul Sangeet with the sangat (co-performance) of sitar, sarod, and other classical instruments.

Academics Khan was a visiting lecturer of College of Music, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and associated with the Department of Drama and Music of the University of Dhaka and University of Rajshahi.

Books Khan wrote a total of 137 books, 3 of them are in English. He also contributed to the Banglapedia, the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, published by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Khan's three books on music in English are:

Among his 137 books, 30 are original research books on Music in Bangla, and the 3 mentioned above are his original research books on Music in English. Besides, he has published 19 more books on Music for juveniles. He started with translations, and he had published 20 of them, and later he had translated 23 more books for Juveniles. There were 34 more books on Juvenile stories. He had published 2 novels and 2 autobiographical books. Another notable contribution is his 4 books on Bangladesh Liberation War.

Personal life Khan was married to Fauzia Yasmin. They had one daughter, Reenat Fauzia, and two sons, Tareef Hayat Khan, and Tanim Hayat Khan.

Honors and awards Ekushey Padak (1986) Independence Day Award (1994) Bangla Academy Literary Award (2002) Nazrul Gold Medal Moulana Akram Khan Gold Medal Atish Dipankar Gold Medal

Death Khan died on 24 November 2019 at the age of 81.