Syed Azizul Huq
Syed Azizul Haque Nanna Mia | |
|---|---|
| সৈয়দ আজিজুল হক | |
| Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1954–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1912 Krishak Praja Party Jatiya Party |
Syed Azizul Huq (
Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Barisal-2 in the1986 and 1988 Bangladeshi general elections.[1][2]
He was a member of the Provincial Council of East Pakistan, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industry.
Early life and education
Azizul Huq was born on 1 October 1912 to a
Syeds of Chakhar in the Sharif Bari of Chakhar, Banaripara, then located under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Province. His father, Syed Motahar Husayn, was descended from Syed Ataullah, who had inherited jagirs in the Barisal region after marrying Dulal Bibi, the daughter of Mir Qutb.[3]
He graduated from Khalishakotha School in 1928 and later from
Bachelor of Law from the Calcutta Law College.[4]
Career
Huq joined the
Krishak Praja Party and was member of its working committee. In 1951 he retired from government service. During the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was elected from Jhalakathi-Wazirpur, Barisal as a candidate of the United Front alliance. He served the provincial government of A. K. Fazlul Huq as the Minister for Education. In 1955, he was made the Minister of Commerce and Industry in the government of Abu Hussain Sarkar. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and helped frame the Constitution of Pakistan in 1956.[4]
Huq was involved in the movement against military dictator
Bhola Cyclone in East Pakistan, during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he became a member of the East Pakistan Central Peace Committee.[5] He returned to politics after 1975. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 from Barisal-2 on a Jatiya Party nomination. In 1988 he was reelected to parliament. He served in the Dhaka District Lawyers' Association as the president, for four terms. He served the chairman of Anjuman Mufidul Islam and president of Rahmat-e-Alam Islam Mission's Dhaka branch.[4] He established two orphanages for boys and girls.[3]
Death and legacy
Huq died on 11 February 1992 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was married, and had two sons.[4]
References
- ^ ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). "চাখারের মজুমদার ও সৈয়দ পরিবার" [The Majumdars and Syed family of Chakhar]. বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- OCLC 29877674.