Naveed Mahbub
Naveed Mahbub | |
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নাভিদ মাহবুব | |
| Alma mater | |
| Spouse | Zara Jabeen |
| Children | 3 |
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| Website | naveedmahbub |
Naveed Mahbub is a Bangladeshi comedian and columnist. He was awarded Best Male Comedian in the 2007 Las Vegas Comedy Festival.[1] In 2016, Mahbub was featured in US-based comedy television channel Comedy Central. He hosts a morning radio show, Good Morning Bangladesh, on ABC Radio.[2] He writes articles on the newspaper The Daily Star.[3]
Background and education
[edit]Mahbub was born to Mahbubur Rahman, a secretary of the government of Bangladesh and Arifa Rahman, a former professor at the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka.[4]
Mahbub stood 13th in the merit list of Secondary School Certificate and 5th in Higher Secondary Certificate examinations.[4] He completed his bachelor's in electrical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and master's from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.[1] In 2004, he took a two-month course by Sandi C. Shore, daughter of Sammy Shore, at The Comedy Store in San Diego, California.[4]
Career
[edit]For 13 years, Mahbub served as an engineer at Ford Motor Company, Kyocera Wireless and Qualcomm in the United States and the CEO of IBM and Nokia Siemens Networks Bangladesh.[1][5]
Mahbub had performed as a stand-up comic in the United States in the 2000s. He returned to Bangladesh in 2009. He founded the country's first comedy club, Naveed's Comedy Club in 2010.[6]
Since June 2012, Mahbub hosted a late night television talk show "Grameenphone Presents – The Naveed Mahbub Show".[7]
Mahbub claims to have acted in a small role in the film You Don't Mess with the Zohan, featuring Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider even though he isn't seen anywhere in the film.[1]
Mahbub wrote a book, Humorously Yours and Counting (2015).[8]
Personal life
[edit]Mahbub married Zara Jabeen Chowhdhury, a corporate executive, in 1998. They have three children, Zaina, Maryam and Niyam.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Mahboob, Mahdin (March 7, 2008). "Naveed Mahbub and his stand-up comedy". Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Naveed Mahbub on Comedy Central". The Daily Star. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Naveed Mahbub". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- 1 2 3 ইঞ্জিনিয়ার থেকে কমেডিয়ান [From engineer to comedian]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Naveed Mahbub". The Daily Star. June 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ Ditan, Tanziral (August 11, 2015). "Thank God It's Friday". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "The Naveed Mahbub Show on ntv". The Daily Star. June 1, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Dhaka Lit Fest begins". The Daily Star. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Zara Jabeen Mahbub: A banker with passion". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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