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|awards = [[Bronze Wolf Award]] (2005) <br/>[[Ekushey Padak]] (2018)

'''Hayat Saif''' (Hāẏāt̲ Sāipha : {{lang-bn|হায়াৎ সাইফ}}) is a twentieth century modern [[Bengali people|Bengali]] poet and literary critic from [[Bangladesh]]. A career bureaucrat, he retired in 2000 and since then is engaged in the corporate private sector and divides his time in [[World Scouting]] and literary and artistic pursuits. He has been translated in English and Spanish and, in Bangladesh, is generally acclaimed as an intellectual interpreter of contemporary life and culture. Born in 1942 as

Saiful Islam Khan he assumed this pen name in 1961 when contributing to literary journals. In 2005, he was awarded the 305th [[Bronze Wolf]]. He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2018 for his contribution in language and literature.<ref>{{cite web |title=তকীয়ুল্লাহ-মনজুরুল-ফরীদি-কাঞ্চনসহ ২১ জনকে একুশে পদক |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/635578.details |website=banglanews24.com |accessdate=26 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

He was born on 16 December 1942 in Dhaka to Moslem Uddin Khan and Begum Sufia Khan in 1942. After high school, he studied [[English literature]] and obtained his M. A degree in 1965. After graduation, he taught in colleges for about three years and then joined the [[Pakistan]] Superior Service in the Finance cadre in 1968. He was involved in the revenue administration and tax policy making for more than three decades. He acted as Chairman of the National Board of Revenue and retired in 1999. In early 1960s, still a student, he worked as a casual announcer and newscaster in the [[Dhaka]] centre of the then [[Radio Pakistan]] and later in Pakistan Television at Lahore Center. He still continues his interests in broadcasting and telecasting and anchors literary programmers and talk shows.

He has been involved in national and international [[Scouts]] movement since early 1990s. He hasserved beenas the National Commissioner (Public Relations and Publication) of the [[Bangladesh Scouts]], foras well as a longmember timeof andthe has[[Asia-Pacific beenRegion Marketing Committee]]. In 2005, he was awarded the 305th ''[[Bronze Wolf]]'', the mostonly prestigiousdistinction decorationof the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World ScoutingScout Committee for outstandingexceptional contributionservices to world Scouting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/list|title=List of recipients of the internationalBronze movementWolf Award|website=www.scout.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/6314/59099/file/TR_2002-2005_7_EN.pdf |title=WOSM Membership |website=World Organization of the Scout Movement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219003355/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/6314/59099/file/TR_2002-2005_7_EN.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-19 |access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref>