Abdullah Al-Muti

Sheikh Abdullah Al Muti Sharafuddin (1 January 1930 – 30 November 1998), known as Abdullah Al Muti, was a Bangladeshi educationalist and science writer. He wrote tough scientific ideas in an easy fashion suitable for children and teenagers. He became first Bangladeshi writer to win the UNESCO Kalinga Prize in 1983. He had earned major national awards - Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1975, Ekushey Padak in 1985 and Independence Day Award in 1995. He wrote many science fiction stories like Akash(আকাশ)

==Early life== Abdullah Al-Muti was on 1 January 1930 in Fulbari village of Sirajganj in East Bengal. His father's name is Sheikh Moin Sharafuddin and his mother is Halima Begum. In 1945, attending matriculation (presently SSC) from Muslim High School, Dhaka he placed second in Kolkata board. Two years later he passes IA exam (presently HSC) and got admitted in the University of Dhaka. He completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in physics standing first class first in 1952 and 1953 respectively. Then he got a scholarship from US government and went to University of Chicago, Illinois. There he accomplished MA (education) and PhD (education) in 1960 and 1962 respectively.