Dewan Farid Gazi

Dewan Farid Gazi
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Personal details
Born(1924-03-01)1 March 1924
Devapara, Nabiganj, Habiganj District, Assam, British Raj.
Died19 November 2010(2010-11-19) (aged 86)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeShah Jalal Dargah Cemetery
Political partyAwami League
ChildrenGazi Mohammad Shahnawaz
Parent
  • Dewan Muhammad Hamid Gazi (father)

Dewan Farid Gazi (Bengali: দেওয়ান ফরিদ গাজী; 1 March 1924 – 19 November 2010)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician born in Devpara, Nabiganj Upazila, Sylhet. He was elected as member of parliament for the Habiganj-1 (Nabigonj-Bahubal) constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2008, representing the Awami League, of which he was an advisory council member. He served as chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Farid Gazi passes away". The Daily Star. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Dewan Farid Gazi passes away". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Gazi quits but consensus still far away in AL". The Daily Star. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2017.