| birth_place = Comilla, Bengal, India (now Bangladesh)
| birth_place = Comilla, Bengal, India (now Bangladesh)
| death_day = December 30,
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'''Imam''' (1942-2012), a professional magician since 1965 and [[Magic Towne House]] alumnus, was founder of the [[Mostly Magic]] Nite Club in New York City.
'''Imam''' (1941<ref>by his own words it was 1941, Genii, Vol. 76, issue 7 page 61</ref>-2012), a professional magician since 1960s and [[Magic Towne House]] alumnus, was founder of the [[Mostly Magic]] Nite Club in New York City.
He Learned magic at the age of 10 from a street magician. Imam went to Canada as engineering student then moved to the United States in 1970.
== Biography ==
He Learned magic at the age of 10 from a street magician. Imam went to Canada as engineering student in 1965 then moved to the United States in 1970.<ref>[[Hocus Pocus]] Vol. 1 No. 01 1978, page 14</ref>{{Youtube|sfyDrxaeCYQ}}
He produced the Mostly Magic, a weekly magic show, on Carmine Street from 1980 until 1993.<ref> Cover [[Magic Manuscript]] Volume 11 Issue 1 - July / August 1989</ref>
He produced the Mostly Magic, a weekly magic show, on Carmine Street from 1980 until 1993.<ref> Cover [[Magic Manuscript]] Volume 11 Issue 1 - July / August 1989</ref>
Imam died while visiting his family in Bangladesh.<ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=280228</ref>
Imam died while visiting his family in Bangladesh.<ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=280228 & [[Genii 2013 March]]</ref>
== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* 1977 Slydini Close-up Award by New York [[IBM]].
* 1989 [[IBM]] Parent Assembly Magician of the Year.
* 1989 [[IBM]] Parent Assembly Magician of the Year.
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Imam
Born
Imam Hossain April 2, 1941 Comilla, Bengal, India (now Bangladesh)
Imam (1941[1]-2012), a professional magician since 1960s and Magic Towne House alumnus, was founder of the Mostly Magic Nite Club in New York City.
Biography
He Learned magic at the age of 10 from a street magician. Imam went to Canada as engineering student in 1965 then moved to the United States in 1970.[2]