Zahid Maleque | |
|---|---|
জাহিদ মালেক | |
 Maleque in 2021 | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Nasim |
| Succeeded by | Samanta Lal Sen |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Harunur Rashid Khan Monno |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Manikganj-3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1959 Manikganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Zahid Maleque (born 11 April 1959) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of health and family welfare.[1] He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-3 constituency during 2009–2024.[2]
In 2016, Maleque received WHO award on behalf of the health ministry for reducing child mortality.[3][4] He has faced criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Tongi disaster exposes a weakness in Bangladesh's health sector". bdnews24.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Constituency 170_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh gets UN recognition". The Daily Star. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Calls to regulate Horlicks advertisements in Bangladesh maligning breastfeeding campaign". bdnews24.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "MPs denounce health minister in parliament, demand his removal". The Daily Star. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "BNP MP demands removal of health minister". The Daily Star. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Opposition MPs slam health minister, demand removal from office". Dhaka Tribune. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.