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| alt = Black-and-white photo of the head and shoulders of a middle-aged man. Brown skin, receding hairline, short dark hair. He is wearing a suit and looking at the camera with a calm but determined expression.
| caption = Abul Fateh in 1969, in his official photo as Calcutta High Commissioner
| caption = Abul Fateh in 1969, in his official photo as Calcutta High Commissioner
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1924|05|16}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1924|5|16}}
| birth_place = [[Kishoreganj District|Kishorganj]], Bangladesh
| birth_place = [[Kishoreganj District|Kishorganj]], Bangladesh
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|12|04|1924|05|16}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|12|04|1924|05|16}}
| death_place = London, United Kingdom
| death_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| nationality = [[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]]
| nationality = [[Bengali people|Bengali]]
| citizenship = British
| citizenship = [[United Kingdom|British]]
| education = [[English literature]]
| education = [[English literature]]
| alma_mater = [[Ananda Mohan College]]<br>[[University of Dhaka]]<br>[[Graduate Institute of International Studies]]<br>[[London School of Economics]]
| alma_mater = [[Ananda Mohan College]]<br>[[University of Dhaka]]<br>[[Graduate Institute of International Studies]]<br>[[London School of Economics]]
| known_for = First [[Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh]] and its most senior diplomat and before that Founder and inaugural Director of Pakistan's [[Foreign Service Academy|Foreign Service of Pakistan]].
| known_for = First [[Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh]] and its most senior diplomat and before that Founder and inaugural Director of Pakistan's [[Foreign Service Academy|Foreign Service of Pakistan]].
| occupation = Career diplomat and ambassador for bangladesh and before that for pakistan.
| occupation = Career diplomat and ambassador for bangladesh and before that for pakistan.
| spouse = Mahfuza Fateh (née Banu) (1956–2010)
| spouse = {{marriage|Mahfuza Fateh (née Banu)|1956|2010|reason=his death}}
| children = [[Eenasul Fateh]] (son)<br>Anatul Fateh (son)
| children = [[Eenasul Fateh]] (son)<br/>Anatul Fateh (son)
| parents = Abdul Gafur (father)<br>Zohra Khatun (mother)
| parents = Abdul Gafur (father)<br/>Zohra Khatun (mother)
| relations = Shahabuddin Ahmed (father-in-law)<br>Mashudaa Banu (mother-in-law)
| relatives = Shahabuddin Ahmed (father-in-law)<br/>Mashudaa Banu (mother-in-law)
}}
}}


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==Biography==
==Biography==

===Early life and education===
===Early life and education===
Abul Fateh was born in [[Kishoreganj District|Kishorganj]] on 16 May 1924 in a landowning family, to Abdul Gafur and his second wife Zohra Khatun. Fateh was a middle child, in a large family of a dozen children who survived to adulthood, while two other siblings died young. His father Abdul Gafur had attended [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], and was one of the first Muslim ''daroga'' (sheriffs) in British India. Fateh's mother Zohra was the daughter of a local nobleman. Fateh passed his matriculation exams from ''Ramkrishna'' High English School in Kishorganj in 1941. After passing his Intermediate exams from [[Ananda Mohan College]] in [[Mymensingh]] in 1943, he undertook higher studies in [[English Literature]] at [[Dhaka University]] (BA Honours in 1946 and [[Master's degree|MA]] in 1947) where he also excelled in sport, for a time captaining the [[cricket]] team and becoming the table tennis champion.
Fateh was born in [[Kishoreganj District|Kishorganj]] on 16 May 1924 in a landowning family, to Abdul Gafur and his second wife Zohra Khatun. Fateh was a middle child, in a large family of a dozen children who survived to adulthood, while two other siblings died young. His father Abdul Gafur had attended [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], and was one of the first Muslim ''daroga'' (sheriffs) in British India. Fateh's mother Zohra was the daughter of a local nobleman. Fateh passed his matriculation exams from ''Ramkrishna'' High English School in Kishorganj in 1941. After passing his Intermediate exams from [[Ananda Mohan College]] in [[Mymensingh]] in 1943, he undertook higher studies in [[English Literature]] at [[Dhaka University]] (BA Honours in 1946 and [[Master's degree|MA]] in 1947) where he also excelled in sport, for a time captaining the [[cricket]] team and becoming the table tennis champion.


===Pakistani diplomat===
===Pakistani diplomat===
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===Bangladeshi independence===
===Bangladeshi independence===
[[File:Abul Fateh with Family - 1977.jpg|thumb|Abul Fateh with family (from left to right; Anatul Fateh, Abul Fateh, Mahfuza Fateh, Eenasul Fateh) in London in 1977]]
After the Pakistani military crackdown in March 1971, Fateh received a request from a former university dormitory mate, [[Syed Nazrul Islam]], now [[Acting President]] in the Bangladesh [[government-in-exile]], to join the liberation struggle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=180635&cid=2|title=First foreign secretary Abul Fateh passes away|author=bdnews24|year=2010|work=bdnews24|accessdate=4 December 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101223163503/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=180635&cid=2| archivedate= 23 December 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
After the Pakistani military crackdown in March 1971, Fateh received a request from a former university dormitory mate, [[Syed Nazrul Islam]], now [[Acting President]] in the Bangladesh [[government-in-exile]], to join the liberation struggle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=180635&cid=2|title=First foreign secretary Abul Fateh passes away|author=bdnews24|year=2010|work=bdnews24|accessdate=4 December 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101223163503/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=180635&cid=2| archivedate= 23 December 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>


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===Death and honours at funeral===
===Death and honours at funeral===
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Fateh died in London of natural causes at 0745 on 4 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=164851|title=First foreign secy Fateh passes away|date=5 December 2010|accessdate=21 December 2010|publisher=TheDailyStar}}</ref>

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Abul Fateh died in London of natural causes at 0745 on 4 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=164851|title=First foreign secy Fateh passes away|date=5 December 2010|accessdate=21 December 2010|publisher=TheDailyStar}}</ref>


A Sufi, he once cited a few of the axioms according to which he led his life: "Do not speak anything that you do not yourself know to be true." "Speak in the spirit of offering, without the need to draw attention to yourself." "You should stand up when it matters."<ref name="WikiLeaks expose: Bangladesh"/>
A Sufi, he once cited a few of the axioms according to which he led his life: "Do not speak anything that you do not yourself know to be true." "Speak in the spirit of offering, without the need to draw attention to yourself." "You should stand up when it matters."<ref name="WikiLeaks expose: Bangladesh"/>


Abul Fateh was buried with Bangladesh State Honours at Hendon Cemetery, London on 7 December 2010
Fateh was buried with Bangladesh State Honours at Hendon Cemetery, London on 7 December 2010
<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/aladinaladin|title=Funeral of my father Abul Fateh, North Chapel, Hendon Cemetery, Holders Hill Rd, London NW7 1NB, 1130 GMT 7 December 2010|date=6 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/aladinaladin/5282669109/|title=FUNERAL AND QUL KHWANI DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Flickr}}</ref>
<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/aladinaladin|title=Funeral of my father Abul Fateh, North Chapel, Hendon Cemetery, Holders Hill Rd, London NW7 1NB, 1130 GMT 7 December 2010|date=6 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/aladinaladin/5282669109/|title=FUNERAL AND QUL KHWANI DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Flickr}}</ref>


The Bangladesh Government was represented by His Excellency the Bangladesh High Commissioner Professor Mohammad Sayeedur Rahman Khan who delivered a homily which spoke of the Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]]'s devastation at the news of Ambassador Fateh's death, conveyed the condolences of Foreign Minister [[Dipu Moni]] and spoke of the highest standard of public service that Mr. Fateh's conduct and career represented. In consideration of the esteem of the Bangladesh government and its people for Ambassador Fateh, the High Commissioner had personally brought the flag of Bangladesh to be draped over the coffin so that Mr. Fateh could briefly lie in state before his interring. Justice of the Supreme Court the Right Honorable Syed Refaat Ahmed also spoke at the event about Abul Fateh's humility and self-effacement in all contexts, against the backdrop of an enormous contribution to the public and civic life of the country. A few days later at the Qul Khwani and non-denominational [[Sufi]] service on 11 December 2010, [[Murad Qureshi]], Member of the [[London Assembly]] at London's [[City Hall]], spoke, reminding those gathered that Abul Fateh father chose to stand and be counted during the 1971 war in quite fraught circumstances. The [[Sufi Order International|Sufi Order]] established by [[Hazrat Inayat Khan|Pir Hazrat Inayat Khan]], whose son [[Vilayat Inayat Khan|Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan]] was a friend of Abul Fateh, arranged a non-denominational Sufi Service. Pir Vilayat Khan's son [[Pir Zia Khan]] sent a personal message, which also stated: "Abul Fateh Sahib has lived a life of honour and service and is a mystic in spirit"
The Bangladesh Government was represented by His Excellency the Bangladesh High Commissioner Professor Mohammad Sayeedur Rahman Khan who delivered a homily which spoke of the Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]]'s devastation at the news of Ambassador Fateh's death, conveyed the condolences of Foreign Minister [[Dipu Moni]] and spoke of the highest standard of public service that Mr. Fateh's conduct and career represented. In consideration of the esteem of the Bangladesh government and its people for Ambassador Fateh, the High Commissioner had personally brought the flag of Bangladesh to be draped over the coffin so that Mr. Fateh could briefly lie in state before his interring. Justice of the Supreme Court the Right Honorable Syed Refaat Ahmed also spoke at the event about Fateh's humility and self-effacement in all contexts, against the backdrop of an enormous contribution to the public and civic life of the country. A few days later at the Qul Khwani and non-denominational [[Sufi]] service on 11 December 2010, [[Murad Qureshi]], Member of the [[London Assembly]] at London's [[City Hall]], spoke, reminding those gathered that Fateh father chose to stand and be counted during the 1971 war in quite fraught circumstances. The [[Sufi Order International|Sufi Order]] established by [[Hazrat Inayat Khan|Pir Hazrat Inayat Khan]], whose son [[Vilayat Inayat Khan|Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan]] was a friend of Abul, arranged a non-denominational Sufi Service. Pir Vilayat Khan's son [[Pir Zia Khan]] sent a personal message, which also stated: "Abul Fateh Sahib has lived a life of honour and service and is a mystic in spirit"
<ref name="Twitter"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/aladinaladin/5281528743/|title=Non-denominational Sufi Service for Abul Fateh kindly arranged by Pir Zia Inayat Khan|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Flickr}}</ref><ref name="FUNERAL DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH">{{cite news|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/aladinaladin/5282669109/|title=FUNERAL DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Flickr}}</ref>
<ref name="Twitter"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/aladinaladin/5281528743/|title=Non-denominational Sufi Service for Abul Fateh kindly arranged by Pir Zia Inayat Khan|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Flickr}}</ref><ref name="FUNERAL DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH">{{cite news|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/aladinaladin/5282669109/|title=FUNERAL DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010|publisher=Flickr}}</ref>


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==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{Reflist|2}}


==References ==
==References ==
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| NAME = Fateh, Abul
| NAME = Fateh, Abul
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Pakistani diplomat
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Bangladeshi diplomat
| DATE OF BIRTH = 16 May 1924
| DATE OF BIRTH = 16 May 1924
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Kishorganj, Bangladesh
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Kishorganj, Bangladesh
| DATE OF DEATH = 4 December 2010
| DATE OF DEATH = 4 December 2010
| PLACE OF DEATH = London, United Kingdom
| PLACE OF DEATH = London, England
}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fateh, Abul}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fateh, Abul}}

Revision as of 22:50, 29 April 2015

Abul Fateh
Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh and its most senior diplomat and before that Founder and inaugural Director of Pakistan's Foreign Service of Pakistan
.
Spouse(s)
Mahfuza Fateh (née Banu)
​
​
(m. 1956; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2010)​
ChildrenEenasul Fateh (son)
Anatul Fateh (son)
Parent(s)Abdul Gafur (father)
Zohra Khatun (mother)
RelativesShahabuddin Ahmed (father-in-law)
Mashudaa Banu (mother-in-law)

Abul Fateh (16 May 1924 – 4 December 2010)

Second World War, having been the founder and inaugural Director of Pakistan's Foreign Service Academy[3] and subsequently becoming Bangladesh's first Foreign Secretary when it gained its independence in 1971. He was Bangladesh's senior-most diplomat both during the 'Liberation War' period of its Mujibnagar
administration as well as in peacetime.

A former Carnegie Fellow in International Peace and Rockefeller Foundation Scholar and Research Fellow,[3] he has been described as "soft-spoken and scholarly" and "a lesson for all diplomats".[4]

Exceptionally for a Bengali-born diplomat, he rose to the most senior ranks of public service in Pakistan.

National Geographic documentary, Running for Freedom.[1][7][8]

Following his death he was described by a former colleague and successor Foreign Secretary as "a great and brave freedom fighter" who was at the same time "remarkably reticent about his contributions", a "soft-spoken and scholarly diplomat" whose service to the Bangladeshi independence cause at a critical period was "invaluable" and "a lesson for all diplomats. His outstanding professional skill and deep sense of patriotism should be a shining example".

Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dipu Moni talked about his "contribution to self-right movements of people, country's independence struggle and managing assistance to war-ravaged country after independence."[9]
She also cited his "outstanding career", stating that he would be "always remembered for his contribution to the country's liberation" war. [10]

Biography

Early life and education

Fateh was born in

Dhaka University (BA Honours in 1946 and MA in 1947) where he also excelled in sport, for a time captaining the cricket
team and becoming the table tennis champion.

Pakistani diplomat

While teaching English Literature at Brindaban College in

Third Secretary
in the Pakistan Embassy.

Second Secretary, he served in the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1956 to 1960, during which time he and his wife had their two sons, one of whom, Aladin, is a strategy consultant, academic, artist and Editor Emeritus of the Bangladeshi news organisation Bdnews24.[3]

Fateh was a

Graduate Institute of International Studies (Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales) under a Carnegie fellowship.[3]

Further foreign postings followed. He was First Secretary (and latterly acting chief of mission) in

High Commissioner in Calcutta from 1968 to 1970. He received his first posting as Ambassador, at the Pakistan Embassy in Baghdad
, in 1970.

Bangladeshi independence

Abul Fateh with family (from left to right; Anatul Fateh, Abul Fateh, Mahfuza Fateh, Eenasul Fateh) in London in 1977

After the Pakistani military crackdown in March 1971, Fateh received a request from a former university dormitory mate,

Acting President in the Bangladesh government-in-exile, to join the liberation struggle.[11]

At about the same time, in July 1971, Fateh received a summons from the Pakistan Foreign Ministry to attend a conference in Tehran of regional Pakistani ambassadors. He chose to take his official car ostensibly to drive to Tehran but, as he and his driver approached the Iran–Iraq border, he feigned chest pains and ordered the driver to return him home, where he arrived that evening. Saying that he would take a plane the next day, he dismissed the driver. That night, he fled with his wife and sons across the border into Kuwait, where they were assisted by officials attached to the local Indian Embassy to take a plane to London.[12]

The announcement of Fateh's defection to the Bangladesh cause marked the first time a full ambassador had joined the fledgling Bangladesh

National Geographic Channel television documentary, Running for Freedom.[7]

Abul and Mahfuza Fateh in 1976

The Mujibnagar government made him ambassador-at-large, followed in August 1971 by the concurrent position of Advisor to the Acting President, a position he was to resign in January 1972 after the return to Bangladesh of Bangabandhu Sheikh

foreign service, he became Foreign Secretary at the end of 1971, playing a key role[4] in formulating Bangladesh's foreign policy.[18]

Especially intriguing is the move, an abortive one, by the Pakistani authorities to have A.F.M Abul Fateh, a Bengali serving as Pakistan's ambassador abroad,

extradited to Islamabad once he switches allegiance to the Mujibnagar government.

— Syed Badrul Ahsan, New Age newspaper, Dhaka[19]

Bangladeshi ambassador

He then took up the position of Bangladesh's first Ambassador in Paris (1972–1976).

phosphates
, managed to secure a substantial phosphate shipment for Bangladesh.

In mid-1975 he was selected to be

mother country
.

His last post was as Ambassador in Algiers (1977–1982). He represented the Bangladesh government at conferences on Namibia in Algiers of the United Nations (1980) and the Non Aligned Conference (1981). He retired from that post in 1982.

Fateh became a casualty of Bangladesh's complex and shifting political landscape towards the end of his career. As he was closely identified with Bangladesh's initial, Liberation War era administration Fateh was not favoured by the military-backed regimes which followed it. Contemporary historians have characterised his Ambassadorial assignment to Algeria as a premature transfer and a virtual exile in a diplomatic post which was a relative back-water. One commentator stated Fateh was "a victim of conspiracy hatched against him by anti-liberation forces.[4]

Retirement

Abul Fateh in 2007, at the age of 83

Retiring in 1982, he lived with his wife Mahfuza Fateh in Dhaka for ten years before they settled in London to be near their sons.[7][21]

Death and honours at funeral

Fateh died in London of natural causes at 0745 on 4 December 2010.[22]

A Sufi, he once cited a few of the axioms according to which he led his life: "Do not speak anything that you do not yourself know to be true." "Speak in the spirit of offering, without the need to draw attention to yourself." "You should stand up when it matters."[3]

Fateh was buried with Bangladesh State Honours at Hendon Cemetery, London on 7 December 2010 [23][24]

The Bangladesh Government was represented by His Excellency the Bangladesh High Commissioner Professor Mohammad Sayeedur Rahman Khan who delivered a homily which spoke of the Prime Minister

Pir Zia Khan
sent a personal message, which also stated: "Abul Fateh Sahib has lived a life of honour and service and is a mystic in spirit" [23][25][26]

All media in Bangladesh carried extensive notices about the death of the country's most distinguished diplomat.[1][2][4][4][9][10]

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "First foreign secretary Abul Fateh passes away". bdnews24.com. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "First foreign secy Fateh passes away". The Daily Star. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "WikiLeaks expose: Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Passing away of a brave Freedom Fighter". The Independent. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Rethink telephone tapping". New Age. 13 December 2005. Archived from the original (editorial) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Fundamentalism rises as war heroes are ignored". Daily Star. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b c d "Passing Away of a Brave Freedom Fighter". The Independent. 2010. Cite error: The named reference "ngeo" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Running for Freedom (2003)". RivercourtProductions. 2003.
  9. ^ a b "FM condoles death of Abul Fateh". FinancialExpress. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  10. ^ a b "FM condoles death of Abul Fateh". BanglaNews24. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  11. ^ bdnews24 (2010). "First foreign secretary Abul Fateh passes away". bdnews24. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Ahmed, Mohiuddin (2008). "London 71: The opening of diplomatic offensive". Daily Star. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  13. ^ Syed Muazzem Ali (14 August 2007). "My Homage to Ambassador Momin". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Syed Badrul Ahsan (20 April 2011). "Diplomats carrying the torch in 1971". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  15. ^ "Liberation War Documents '71". profile-bengal.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Enayetur Rahim and Joyce L. Rahim. Bangladesh Liberation War and the Nixon House 1971. Pustaka Dhaka. pp. 405–406.
  17. ^ Abul Fateh, first foreign secretary, turns 85, published by BDNews24 edited by Toufique Khalidi (Dhaka: http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=84616&cid=2 )
  18. ^ The Bangladesh Liberation War, Mujibnagar Government Documents 1971, edited by Sukumar Biswas (Dhaka: Mowla Brothers, 2005)
  19. ^ Syed Badrul Ahsan (February 2005). "Documenting a government-in-exile". Bangladesh Liberation War, Mujibnagar Government Documents 1971. New Age.
  20. ^ "Présentation du contenu". French National Archives. January–August 1972. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  21. ^ "Abul Fateh, first foreign secretary, turns 85". bdnews24.com. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  22. ^ "First foreign secy Fateh passes away". TheDailyStar. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  23. ^ a b "Funeral of my father Abul Fateh, North Chapel, Hendon Cemetery, Holders Hill Rd, London NW7 1NB, 1130 GMT 7 December 2010". Twitter. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  24. ^ "FUNERAL AND QUL KHWANI DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH". Flickr. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  25. ^ "Non-denominational Sufi Service for Abul Fateh kindly arranged by Pir Zia Inayat Khan". Flickr. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  26. ^ a b "FUNERAL DETAILS FOR ABUL FATEH". Flickr. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

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