# Abul Hayat

Abul Hayat (Bengali pronunciation: born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak for his acting in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He portrayed the Misir Ali character in the television film, Onno Bhuboner Cheleta.

## Education

Hayat completed his bachelor's in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

## Early life and career

Hayat was born on September 7, 1944, in Murshidabad, located in what is now known as West Bengal in India, to a Muslim family. He and his family later move to Chittagong in what was then East Pakistan due to his father's job transfer. He was an executive engineer of Dhaka WASA. Later, in 1978, he moved to Libya and worked there till 1981. He returned to Bangladesh in 1981 and started working in private job resigning from his government service.
Hayat acted in over 1000 television dramas. His debut rule in television was in Oedipus in 1969, and his debut film was Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, a joint-venture film of India and Bangladesh released in 1973. He played Shakib Khan's father in Sohanur Rahman Sohan's romance Ananta Bhalobasha in 1999, which marked Khan's on-screen debut. He is the founder member of the theatre group Nagorik Natya Sampradaya.
As of February 2015, Hayat has written 28 books in total. He wrote his first book Trishnar Shanti in 1989.

## Personal life

Hayat is married to Shirin Hayat since 4 February 1970. Together they have two daughters, Bipasha Hayat and Natasha Hayat, are actresses. His sons-in-law Tauquir Ahmed and Shahed Sharif Khan are actors too.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1972 | Arunodoyer Agnishakkhi | | Subhash Dutta | |
| 1973 | Titash Ekti Nadir Naam | Thakur | Ritwik Ghatak | Indo-Bangladesh co-production; debut film |
| 1975 | Choritrohin | | Baby Islam | |
| 1978 | Badhu Biday | Master Moshai | Kazi Zahir | |
| 1992 | Shonkhonil Karagar | Abed Hossen | Mustafizur Rahman | |
| 1993 | Keyamat Theke Keyamat | Boro Mirza | Sohanur Rahman Sohan | |
| 1995 | Shopner Thikana | Hashmi, Sumon's father | M.A. Khaleq | |
| 1995 | Aguner Poroshmoni | Matin Uddin | Humayun Ahmed | |
| 1997 | Baba Keno Chakor | | Razzak | |
| 1997 | Praner Cheye Priyo | | Mohammad Hannan | |
| 1999 | Ananta Bhalobasha | Afzal Chowdhury | Sohanur Rahman Sohan | |
| 2004 | Joyjatra | Ramkrishna | Tauquir Ahmed | |
| 2005 | Amar Shopno Tumi | Shahed's father | Hasibul Islam Mizan | |
| 2006 | Rupkothar Golpo | Doctor | Tauquir Ahmed | Doctor, Special Appearance |
| 2007 | Daruchini Dwip | Sobhan | Tauquir Ahmed | Won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2008 | Rabeya | Rabeya's father | Tanvir Mokammel | |
| 2009 | Third Person Singular Number | Rahman | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | |
| 2010 | Gohine Shobdo | | Khalid Mahmud Mithu | |
| 2011 | Koti Takar Prem | | Sohanur Rahman Sohan | |
| 2011 | Tiger Number One | | | |
| 2015 | Omi O Ice Cream Wala | | Sumon Dhar | |
| 2015 | Dui Prithibi | | F I Manik | |
| 2016 | Oggatonama | Sheikh Abdul Hakim, Wahab's father | Tauquir Ahmed | |
| 2017 | To Be Continued | | Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi | |
| 2019 | Fagun Haway | Deepti's grandfather | Tauquir Ahmed | |
| 2021 | Sphulingo | Teacher | Tauquir Ahmed | |
| 2021 | Raat Jaga Phool | Jobbar Master | Mir Sabbir | |
| 2025 | DayMukti | | Badiul Alam Khokon | |

### Television

* Ei Shob Din Ratri (1985)
* Bohubrihi (1988)
* Ayomoy (1990)
* Aaj Robibar (1996)
* House Full (2008-2009)
* FnF (2010)

### Web series

* Nayan Rahasya Feluda (2019)

## Awards

* Ekushey Padak (2015)
* Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (2007)