Biography A. K. Faezul Huq



a. k. faezul & rukhsana huq (spouse, circa 1969)



a. k. faezul , rukhsana huq (recent)


born @ calcutta, faezul son of a. k. fazlul huq, prime minister of undivided bengal. attended st. gregory s high school, dhaka notre dame college, , obtained ba (hon s) [political science] , ma [english] degrees dhaka university in 1966 , 1967 respectively. later, faezul completed law dhaka university, , central law college.


in august 1969, faezul huq joined department of political science @ notre dame college, dhaka lecturer on invitation. huq later left teaching profession , joined full-time politics in march 1970. elected 1 of youngest mna in pakistan national assembly. faezul kept in confinement july 1971 end of september 1972, during bangladesh liberation war, @ faisalabad former lyallpur (then west pakistan).


huq later remained inactive till 1978, when rejoined politics , elected mp in 1979. made member of envoy s pool in 1980, , director of bangladesh krishi bank in 1981. appointed minister of state in charge of public works in 1982, , remained in office till martial law declared in march 1982. between 1982 , 1994 worked in area of social work , sports. in 1994, joined politics again, , elected in 1996 june election. appointed minister of state in charge of ministry of jute & textiles. active member of lions club in bangladesh 30 years, , had served district governor 315 in various capacities till death.


in final years, faezul huq appeared on numerous television programs; namely, talk shows. faezul worked freelance journalist, writing newspapers , periodicals including new age, holiday, dhaka courier, financial express, prothom alo. associated number of social , sports organizations, including red crescent society, asiatic society of bangladesh, cancer society, gregorian association, bangladesh - china friendship society, bangladesh shooting federation, lions club of bangladesh, dhaka club, anjuman mufidul islam , brothers union club. st. gregory s high school has started award a. k. faezul huq scholarship since 2007.


on july 19, 2007, a. k. faezul huq died of heart attack @ residence in baridhara, dhaka. body buried @ banani graveyard, dhaka on july 20, 2007. left behind spouse, rukhsana huq, , 5 children: a. k. ferzul huq (faisal), fersamin huq (flora), fahsina huq (lira), fahmina huq (shyama), , barrister a. k. fazlul huq jr.








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