A. M. Zahiruddin Khan
A. M. Zahiruddin Khan | |
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এ এম জহিরুদ্দিন খান | |
Tofael Ahmed | |
Member of Parliament for Chittagong-6 | |
In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982 | |
President | Ziaur Rahman |
Prime Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman |
Preceded by | Mohammad Khaled |
Succeeded by | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 March 1936 Chattogram, Bengal, British India |
Died | 29 March 2005 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 69)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Parent | (father) |
A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (1 March 1936 – 29 March 2005)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician and industrialist. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-6 constituency during 1979–1982.[2]
Early life
Khan was the eldest son of Abul Kashem Khan, a minister in the central cabinet of the then Pakistan.[1] Foreign minister Morshed Khan was his cousin and brother-in-law.[1] He studied at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling, India, later on at Aitchison College in Lahore, Pakistan.
Career
In 1958, Khan became the managing director of
Khan joined politics in 1978 and was also elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1979 from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by President
Personal life
Zahiruddin's eldest son, Schezade A.K Khan, is married to Zarka Rumana Khwaja, a descendant of Khwaja Yunus Ali Enayetpuri. His younger son, Kalim A. Khan, was married to Nusrat Khanam, daughter of industrialist S.M Kamaluddin (founder of Concord Group). Kalim died in 2009 in Singapore during treatment after sustaining injuries from an explosion that occurred at his Gulshan-2 residence.[5] His daughter is married to Faisal Morshed Khan, the only son of his first-cousin Morshed Khan.
Death
Zahiruddin Khan died on 29 March 2005 in
References
- ^ a b c d e "Former minister Zahiruddin Khan passes away". bdnews24.com. 2005-03-28. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ISBN 9780810848634.
- ^ Bhuyan, Ayubur Rahman (1996-01-01). Towards an Islamic Common Market: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Islamic Common Market Held During December 18-20, 1993. Islamic Economic Research Bureau. p. 13.
- ^ https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-103512
- ^ https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/03/30/d5033001076.htm