Sikandar Abu Zafar

Sikandar Abu Zafar (19 March 1918 – 5 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet.

Early life and education
Zafar passed the entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his IA degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamed to Surendranath College).

He moved to Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for the dailies Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat. He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959–1970.

Awards

 * Bangla Academy Literary Award (1966)
 * Ekushey Padak (1984)
 * Independence Day Award