Asaduzzaman Khan
Asaduzzaman Khan (born 31 December 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He became the Member of Parliament for Dhaka-12 in 2014, being re-elected in 2018.[1] He currently serves as Minister of Home Affairs.[2]
Asaduzzaman Khan | |
|---|---|
আসাদুজ্জামান খাঁন | |
Khan at Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka (2023) | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 12 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh |
| Constituency | Dhaka-12 |
| In office 29 January 2009 – 28 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | S. A. Khaleque |
| Succeeded by | AKM Rahmatullah |
| Constituency | Dhaka-11 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1950 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Occupation | Politician & Businessman |
Early life edit
Khan was born on 31 December 1950 in Monipuripara, Dhaka, East Bengal, Pakistan. His home district is Dohar, Dhaka. In 1965, he completed his SSC from Tejgaon Polytechnic High school (Now Tejgaon Government High School) and in 1967, he completed his HSC from Jagannath College which is among the reputed colleges today.[3]
Career edit
Khan was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He served in sector 2 under Captain Abdul Halim Chowdhury. He was elected to Parliament in December 2008. From 2009 to 2013, he served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Public Works. He was a member of the Bangladesh Press Council. He founded the Dohar Padma College. He served as the President of the Ispahani School and College and Tejgaon College, two reputed colleges (both founded after Bangladesh's liberation war). He is a senate member of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. He was re-elected in January 2014 and on 12 January 2014, he was made the State Minister of Home Affairs. On 14 July 2015 he was made the Minister of Home Affairs.[3]
References edit
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra; Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (7 January 2019). "Hasina Axes Heavyweights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b মাননীয় স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রী. ssd.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
Further reading edit
- "Bangladesh home minister suggests Israel behind spate of killings". BBC News.
- "Local militants claiming to be IS members". The Daily Star. 5 August 2016.
- . Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.