Faruk Khan

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Muhammad Faruk Khan
মুহাম্মদ ফারুক খান
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2 June 1996
Preceded bySharfuzzaman Jahangir
ConstituencyGopalganj-1
Minister of Commerce
In office
06 January 2009 – 06 December 2011
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byHossain Zillur Rahman
Succeeded byGM Quader
Personal details
Born (1951-09-18) 18 September 1951 (age 72)
Lieutenant Colonel
UnitFrontier Force Regiment (Before 1972)
East Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict

Faruk Khan (born 18 September 1951) is a Bangladeshi politician and a

Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism of Bangladesh Government.[1] Khan is a parliament member for five consecutive times from Gopalganj-1 and former Commerce & Industry Secretary of the Awami League.[2]

Early life

Khan was born on 18 September 1951 in Dhaka to his parents Serajul Karim Khan and mother Khaleda Karim Khan. He holds a master's in defense studies from the Defense Services and Staff College in Mirpur.[3]

Career

Khan was commissioned from 44 Pakistan Military Academy long course in the corps of infantry on 26 March 1971. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel on 15 May 1995 from Bangladesh Army.[4][5]

Khan was parliament member. He also held cabinet portfolio of Civil Aviation and Tourism, and Commerce. He was elected from the seat of Gopalganj-1[6] with 99% votes the third time in a row at 29 December 2008's National Election. Khan pledged that the reduction of prices of basic foods and commodities are a priority in his term.[7]

Personal life

Khan is married to Nilufer Faruk Khan, a social worker. Together they have two daughters Qantara K Khan and Qareena K Khan.[8] His father, Sirajul Karim Khan, was an army officer and mother was Khaleda Karim Khan.

See also

  • 2008 Bangladesh general election

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Commerce- - বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়-". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ Central Committee of Bangladesh Awami League Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Faruk Khan dot com". Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Hafez. "BD a secular country with steady economic dev: Faruk". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  5. ^ "Lt. Col. Muhammad Faruk Khan (Retd.), MP, Hon'ble Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism visits the Embassy and is received by the Ambassador – Embassy of Bangladesh Tokyo". bdembjp.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission: Asset Database". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Personal Information of Candidates of National Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  8. ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Probe. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

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Political offices
Preceded by
G M Quader
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
2012-present
Incumbent