Muhammed Zafar Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed was a police officer and because of his father's occupation, he traveled to various parts of the country as a child. Zafar Iqbal was inspired by his father for writing at an early life and wrote his first science fiction at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971 Pakistan Army captured his father and killed him in front of a river. Iqbal had to dig his father’s grave to convince his mother about her husband's death. He got admitted to Dhaka University at the department of Physics in 1972. In 1976, Zafar Iqbal went to University of Washington in the USA to obtain his Ph. D. There he again met his Dhaka University classmate Yasmeen Haque, and in 1978 they were married. In 1994, Iqbal decided to come back to his country what according to him he had planned to do the day he had left the country. He and his wife have two children, son Nabil and daughter Yeshim, who translated the book "Amar Bondhu Rashed" (Rashed, my friend) written by her father.
Iqbal studied Physics at the University of Dhaka and graduated in 1975. He obtained his PhD from the University of Washington in 1982. He completed his post-doctoral training at the California Institute of Technology
from 1983 to 1988. He joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs, which is now known as Telcordia Technologies, in 1988 and worked there as a Research Scientist until 1994. Since 1994 he is a professor and the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
from 1983 to 1988. He joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs, which is now known as Telcordia Technologies, in 1988 and worked there as a Research Scientist until 1994. Since 1994 he is a professor and the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal's Children's Adventures
* Amar Bondhu Rashed (Bengali: আমার বন্ধু রাশেদ) (Rashed My Friend)
* Ami Topu (Bengali: আমি তপু) (I am Topu)
* AAdh Dojon School (Bengali: আধ ডজন স্কুল)
* Bachcha Bhoyonkor Kachcha Bhoyonkor (Bengali: বাচ্চা ভয়ংকর কাচ্চা ভয়ংকর) (Children Are Dangerous)
* Bokulappu (Bengali: বকুলাপ্পু)
* Brishtir Thikana (Bengali: বৃষ্টির ঠিকানা) (Address of Rain)
* Bubuner Baba (Bengali: বুবুনের বাবা) (Bubun's Father)
* Chelemanushi (Bengali: ছেলেমানুষী) (Childish)
* Dipu Number Two (Bengali: দীপু নাম্বার টু)
* Dosshi Kojon (Bengali: দস্যি ক'জন) (Little Pirates)
* Dushto Cheler Dol (Bengali: দুষ্টু ছেলের দল) (Naughty Boys' Gang)
* Hatkata Robin (Bengali: হাতকাটা রবিন)
* Jarul Chowdhurir Manikjorr (Bengali: জারুল চৌধুরীর মানিকজোড়)
* Kajoler Dinratri (Bengali: কাজলের দিনরাত্রি) (Day and Night of Kajol)
* Kaabil Kohkafi (Bengali: কাবিল কোহকাফী)
* Litu Brittanto (Bengali: লিটু বৃত্তান্ত) (Story of Litu)
* Nat-Boltu (Bengali: নাট-বল্টু)
* Nitu O Taar Bondhura (Bengali: নিতু ও তার বন্ধুরা) (Nitu and Her Friends)
* Raju O Agunalir Bhoot (Bengali: রাজু ও আগুনালির ভূত) (Raju and the Ghost of Agunali)
* Schooler Naam Pothochari (Bengali: স্কুলের নাম পথচারী) (A School named Pothochari)
* T-Rexer Sondhane (Bengali: টি-রেক্সের সন্ধানে) (In Search of T-Rex)
* Tinni o Bonna (Bengali: তিন্নি ও বন্যা) (Tinni and Bonna)
* Rasha (Bengali: রাশা) (2010)
* Mayetir nam Narina (Bengali: মেয়েটির নাম নারীনা) (a Girl named Narina)(2009)
* Labu elo shohore (Bengali: লাবু এলো শহরে) (Labu comes to town)
