Muhammad Hamidullah Khan

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M. Hamidullah Khan
TJ, SH, BP
Member of Parliament for Munshiganj-2
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byIqbal Hossain
Succeeded byMizanur Rahman Sinha
Personal details
Born(1938-09-11)11 September 1938
Bikrampur, Bengal, British India
Died30 December 2011(2011-12-30) (aged 73)
CMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality
Awards
Wing Commander
UnitNo.24 Squadron, GD(Admin.)
Commands
Battles/wars
Bangladesh Independence War


Muhammad Hamidullah Khan,

Bangladesh Independence War in 1971. He was also a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
.

Career

During the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, Hamidullah was awarded the

BDF Sector 11.[citation needed
]

During the war in 1971, he held three posts. As an official of the

BDF Commander of Sector 11.[citation needed
]

Hamidullah was the Bangladeshi representative during the 34th

UN Resolutions 242 and 439 on the question of Palestine and Namibia respectively.[2][failed verification] He held numerous public appointments and elected posts during his service to the country.He joined politics Bangladesh Nationalist Party
in 1979, contested the Jatiya Sangsad elections and was elected lawmaker for three times in 1979, 1991 and 1996 from Louhaganj-Shirajdi Khan constituency. He was also nominated for Dhaka 15 constituency in the 2008 election.

Upon his death President of Bangladesh

military honors.[citation needed
]

He also authored four more books and made two documentaries on the events surrounding the war and post-independence. The Bangladesh Government named Road 23 in the town of

Banani, Dhaka after him.[3] Along with those of 55 other fighters, his biography was included in a CD released by the Bangladesh government.[4]

Death

M. Hamidullah Khan was given a state funeral with a military guard of honour.[5][6] Hamidullah Khan is survived by his spouse Rabeya Sulatna Khan and two sons, Murad Hamid Khan (Sonny) and Tariq Hamid Khan (Konny).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Bengal Renaissance.
  2. ^ "Hamidullah Khan passes away". The Daily Star. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Khoka opens Hamidullah Khan Road". New Age. Dhaka. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007.
  4. ^ "CD on biographies of 56 FFs released". The Daily Star. 19 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Sector commander Hamidullah laid to rest". The Daily Star. UNB. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Hamidullah laid to rest". New Age. Dhaka. UNB. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Hamidullah passes away". New Age. Dhaka. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

External links

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