Wahiduzzaman

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Wahiduzzaman
Minister of Commerce
In office
June 1962 1965
Personal details
Born1912
Sitarampur, Gopalganj District, East Bengal, British India
Died21 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.

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Death

Wahiduzzaman died on 21 October 1976 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Wahiduzzaman". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Gopalganj 3 constituency: Sheikh Hasina to remain unchallenged". Dhaka Tribune. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2023.