A. K. Faezul Huq | |
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এ কে ফায়জুল হক | |
Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) | |
In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
Preceded by | "Office Dissolved" |
Succeeded by | Khitish Chandra Mondal |
Constituency | Bakerganj-15 |
Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) | |
In office 12 June 1996 – 1 October 2001 | |
Constituency | Pirojpur |
M.N.O of East Pakistan | |
In office 1970–1971 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Abul Kalam Faezul Huq 15 March 1945 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 19 July 2007 (Aged 63) |
Resting place | Banani, Dhaka |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse(s) | Marium Begum (divorced and deceased) and Rukhsana Huq (deceased) |
Relations | Razia Banu (niece) |
Children | 3 sons and 4 daughters |
Parent | A. K. Fazlul Huq (father) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | lawyer • columnist • politician |
Nickname | Babu |
Abul Kalam Faezul Huq (A. K. Faezul Huq) (Bengali: এ. কে. ফায়জুল হক) (15 March 1945 – 19 July 2007) was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, and columnist. Huq served as a member of parliament on three occasions, and held various ministerial portfolios including Public Works, Urban Development, Jute, and Textiles after Bangladesh gained independence. He was first elected as a member of the Pakistan National Assembly from the Banaripara Upazila-Swarupkathi-Nazirpur Upazila constituency as a Awami League nomination in 1970.
On 19 July 2007, Faezul Huq died of a heart attack at his residence in Baridhara, Dhaka. His body was buried at Banani graveyard, Dhaka on 20 July 2007.[1]