Wahiduzzaman | |
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অহিদুজ্জামান | |
Minister of Commerce | |
In office June 1962 –1965 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1912 Sitarampur, Gopalganj District, East Bengal, British India |
Died | 21 October 1976 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Political party | All-India Muslim League, Pakistan Muslim League |
Wahiduzzaman also known as Thanda Mia, was a Bangladeshi, politician from Faridpur.
Wahiduzzaman was born in 1912 at Sitarampur, Gopalganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1932 and earned a B.L. degree from Calcutta University in 1935. He was part of the Student Union. [1]
Wahiduzzaman became a councilor of All India Muslim League. He was a member of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League working committee. [1] In 1942, he was elected to the Bengal Constituent Assembly. [1] He was an active member of the Pakistan Movement. From 1947 to 1958, he was a member of the working committee of East Pakistan Muslim League and from 1962 to 1969, he was a member of the All Pakistan Muslim League. During fractional disputes in the Muslim League he supported the Qayyum group. [1]
In 1951, Wahiduzzaman was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. [1] In 1954, he lost his election to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the future President of Bangladesh. [2] In 1962, he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly from Faridpur-3. [1] He served as the Minister of Commerce in the cabinet of Ayub Khan from 1962 to 1965. He was re-elected from Faridpur in 1965. He lost the election in 1970 from Faridpur-6. He was the Chairman of East Pakistan Cooperative Bank. He founded Zaman Industrial Corporation. [1] He was a Director of the State Bank of Pakistan. He supported Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation war. [1]
Wahiduzzaman died on 21 October 1976 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1]
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