Sheikh Mohammed Sultan(1923-1994)
Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (10 August 1923 - 10 October 1994; better known as SM Sultan), was born in Machimdia village, in what was then Jessore District, British India (now Narail District, Bangladesh). He was a Bengali avant-garde artist who worked in painting and drawing. His fame rests on his striking depictions of exaggeratedly muscular Bangladeshi peasants engaged in the activities of their everyday lives.