Abu Zafar Obaidullah

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Abu Zafar Obaidullah
আবু জাফর ওবায়েদুল্লাহ
Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources
In office 1984
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
11th Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States
In office 8 November 1984 – 10 December 1984
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Ataur Rahman Khan
Preceded by	Humayun Rashid Choudhury
Succeeded by	A. H. S. Ataul Karim
Personal details
Born	1934
Died	2001 (aged 66–67)
Parent	Abdul Jabbar Khan (father)
Relatives	Sadek Khan (brother) A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (brother) Selima Rahman (sister) Rashed Khan Menon (brother) Mr Alan Khan (brother) Sultan M. Khan (brother)
Alma mater	Dhaka College Dhaka University
Awards	Ekushey Padak (1985) Bangla Academy Literary Award

Abu Zafar Obaidullah (1934–2001)^[1] was a Bangladeshi poet and civil servant. Two of his long poems, Aami-Kingbodontir-Kathaa Bolchi and Bristi O Shahosi Purush-er Jonyo Prarthona, have become famous since their first publication in the late 1970s.