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Abul Kashem Khan | |
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![]() Khan at his residence
(1960) | |
Born | |
Died | 31 March 1991 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 85)
Alma mater | Presidency University |
Occupation | Industrialist |
Known for | Founder of A K Khan & Company |
Spouse | Shamsun Nahar Khan |
Children | 9, including A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (son) |
Relatives | M.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.