Apel Mahmood (born 22 December 1947) is a Bangladeshi singer and fighter. He is one of the performers of

Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra () was the radio broadcasting centre of Bengali nationalist forces during the Bangladesh War in 1971. The station played an important role in broadcasting the Declaration of Independence and increasing the morale of ...

during the Independence War of Bangladesh in 1971 and best known for the song "Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori". He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...

, Bangladesh's second highest civilian award, in 2005 by the

Government of Bangladesh The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the ...

for his contribution in music.

Early life

Mahmood was born on 22 December 1947 in what is now Meghna Upazila,

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, () is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about southeast of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria District, Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj District, Narayanganj dis ...

, Bangladesh, to MA Rahman and Amina Rahman.

Career

Mahmood was the deputy director general of programme at

Bangladesh Betar Bangladesh Betar (; ), is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After the independence of the country in 1971, Radio Pakis ...

. He was the vice-president of

Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha Jatiotabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (), abbreviated as JASAS, is the cultural wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). History Jatiotabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha was established in 1978. In February 2015, Bangladesh Police ar ...

, the cultural wing of the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

Awards

(2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmood, Apel Living people 1947 births Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts 20th-century Bangladeshi male singers 20th-century Bangladeshi singers Comilla Victoria Government College alumni