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{{Short description|Bangladeshi children's writer (1950–2022)}}
{{other uses|Ali Imam (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| image              = Ali Imam, Bangladeshi writer 08 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Imam in 2018
| native_name        = আলী ইমাম
| native_name_lang   = bn
| name               = Ali Imam
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1950|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]], ( Present [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2022|11|21|1950|12|31|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Bangladesh Medical College| Bangladesh Medical College Hospital ]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].
| nationality        = * [[ Pakistani ]] ( 1950-1971 )
* [[Bangladeshi]] ( 1971- )
| occupation         = [[Writer]], [[ Media Personality ]]
| known_for          = Literature Work
| awards             = [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]]-2003 ( [[Children's Literature]] )
}}
'''Ali Imam''' (31 December 1950 – 21 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi children's writer and audio-visual organizer. He wrote many scientific stories, travel stories for children. He was awarded [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 2001 in juvenile literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|accessdate=23 August 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref>
==Early life==
Imam was born in [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] on 31 December 1950. Six months after his birth, his whole family shifted to [[Dhaka]]. He spent his childhood in Nawabpur, Lincoln road, Thataribazar of [[Old Dhaka]].
==Work==
Imam wrote more than 630 books and translated nearly 40. [[Child psychology]], humanism and adventure are found in his writing.
Imam was the general manager of Bangladesh Television and retired from the job in 2006.
==Personal life and death==
Imam died on 21 November 2022, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite news |title=Writer Ali Imam dies |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/187057/writer-ali-imam-dies-aged-72 |access-date=21 November 2022 |publisher=New Age |date=21 November 2022}}</ref>
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[[Category:Writers from Dhaka]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi male writers]]
[[Category:Bengali-language writers]]
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[[Category:Bangladeshi educators]]
[[Category:Recipients of Bangla Academy Award]]
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