Shamsul Haque | |
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Minister of Planning | |
In office 25 May 1986 –07 July 1986 | |
Preceded by | A. Majeed Khan |
Succeeded by | A. K. Khandker |
Minister of Commerce | |
In office 3 May 1990 –30 November 1990 | |
Preceded by | M. A. Sattar |
Succeeded by | Imam Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury (as Advisor) |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
In office 27 March 1982 –11 December 1983 | |
Preceded by | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister) |
In office 11 December 1983 –23 March 1986 | |
Preceded by | Himself (as Advisor) |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Abdul Matin (Acting) |
Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 1986–1988 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 1988–1990 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Md. Nurul Huda |
Personal details | |
Born | Matlab Uttar Upazila,Chandpur District,Bengal Presidency,British India (now Bangladesh) | 1 September 1931
Died | 21 November 2015 84) Dhaka,Bangladesh | (aged
Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch | |
Years of service | 1956–1982 |
Rank | ![]() ![]() |
Unit | Army Medical Corps |
Commands | Director General of Directorate General of Medical Services |
Major general Shamsul Haque (1 September 1931-21 November 2015) was retired Major General of Bangladesh Army. He was also a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Chandpur-2.
Haque was born on 1 September 1931 in Matlab Uttar Upazila, Chandpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh). [1]
Haque joined the Pakistan Army in 1956. In 1971 he was Pakistan Air Force on deputation. Squadron Leader was posted in PAF Base, Dhaka. After the crackdown he escaped from there and joined the liberation War of Bangladesh. In September 1971 when Army Medical Crops was founded he was appointed as the first Director General of Directorate General of Medical Services. He served as the Director General of Directorate General of Medical Services from September 1971 to 5 April 1982. [2] He was elected to parliament from Chandpur-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. [3] [4]