Zaheed Farooque | |
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জাহিদ ফারুক | |
Minister of State for Water Resources | |
Assumed office 7 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Muhammad Nazrul Islam |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 5 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jebunnesa Afroz |
Constituency | Barisal-5 |
Personal details | |
Born | Bakerganj,East Bengal,Pakistan (now Barisal,Bangladesh) | 26 November 1950
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma mater | University of Peshawar |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Branch/service | Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1977 - 2008 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Corps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers |
Commands |
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