Kazi Zahirul Qayyum | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 7 March 1973 –6 November 1975 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Syed Habibul Haque |
Constituency | Comilla-17 |
Member of Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh | |
In office 10 April 1972 –16 December 1972 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Constituency | Comilla-6 |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 December 1918 Comilla District,Bengal,British India |
Died | 14 September 1991 72) | (aged
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Kazi Zahirul Qayyum is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament. [1]
Qayyum was a member of parliament. During the Bangladesh Liberation War,he tried to negotiate a truce with Pakistan through the United States that would have prevented the Independence of Bangladesh. He was thwarted by Tajuddin Ahmad. [2]