Fuad Almuqtadir, popularly known as Fuad, is a Bangladeshi American composer and arranger.
Fuad was born on 6 August 1980 in Chittagong and left Bangladesh to New York city with his family in 1988. He grew up with the non-resident Bangladeshi community of New York City where he learned about Bangladeshi culture and music.
Fuad's first full-length album was the self-released Maya in 1998. His next album, Re/Evolution, was released by Aarshi Records in 2003. Variation #25 came in 2005. The album was released to the general public at the end of NestleâÂÂs campaign, where it sold another 2 million copies. 2006 saw FM radio coming to Bangladesh, and FuadâÂÂs music was played in heavy rotation by Radio Foorti. He released Bonno in 2007. From 2015-2017, Fuad was the music director for Radio Foorti.
Fuad composed the official theme song of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, titled âÂÂChar Chokka Hoi HoiâÂÂ. In 2023, he composed the song âÂÂDewanaâ for Coke Studio Bangla Season 2.
Fuad comes from a family engaged in the health care business in New York City, United States. He married Maya in 2011. The couple has one daughter, Azalea, born on February 4, 2016. In 2018, Fuad was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and recovered in 2019.