| Liaquat Ali Lucky | |
| Native Name: | লিয়াকত আলী লাকী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Director General of Shilpakala Academy |
| Term Start: | 10 April 2011 |
| Term End: | 12 August 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Kamal Lohani[1] |
| Successor: | Syed Jamil Ahmed |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka |
Liaquat Ali Lucky (born 13 January 1957)[2] is a Bangladeshi actor, director, singer, composer and cultural organiser. He served as director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2011 to August 2024.[3] [4] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019.[5] As of 2018, he has acted in 58 theatre plays and directed 82 plays.[2]
Lucky was born to Sheikh Sadek Ali and Majeda Begum on 13 January 1957 in Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka.[3] He completed his bachelor's and master's in English literature from the University of Dhaka.[6]
Liaquat Ali Lucky took a stand for the government during the repression of the dictatorship Awami League government on the students in the quota reform movement that took place in 2024.[7] During the movement, a group of pro-autocracy Awami artists, including Liaquat Ali Lucky, were active against the movement in a WhatsApp group called 'Alo Ashbei'[8] led by actor Ferdous. After the non-cooperation movement, on September 3, 2024, some screenshots related to that WhatsApp group were spread on social media.[9] [10]