Abul Kashem Khan

Abul Kashem Khan
Khan at his residence (1960)
Born(1905-04-05)5 April 1905
Died31 March 1991(1991-03-31) (aged 85)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materPresidency University
OccupationIndustrialist
Known forFounder of A K Khan & Company
SpouseShamsun Nahar Khan
Children9, including A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (son)
RelativesM.R Siddiqi (son-in-law)

Abul Kashem Khan (best known as A. K. Khan; 5 April 1905 – 31 March 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, industrialist and politician. In 1945, he founded A K Khan & Company, one of Pakistan's leading conglomerates until 1971, when it became one of Bangladesh's leading conglomerates.[1] Khan served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. He was a federal minister of Pakistan and member in the Pakistan National Assembly.

  1. ^ Islam, Sirajul. "Khan, Abul Kashem". banglapedia. Retrieved 24 January 2016.