Mozammel Haque (Bangladesh Awami League politician)
AKM Mozammel Haque | |
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Minister for Liberation War Affairs | |
Assumed office 5 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Shajahan Khan |
Minister of Religious Affairs | |
In office 11 Decomber 2018 – 06 January 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Motiur Rahman |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Md. Rahamat Ali |
Constituency | Gazipur-1 |
President of Gazipur Awami League | |
Assumed office 29 June 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gazipur District, Bengal Presidency, British India | 1 October 1946
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Mozammel Haque (born 1 October 1946) is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician and the Minister for Liberation War Affairs of Bangladesh since 2014.[1][2][3][4]Mozammal is a Member of Parliament for Gazipur-1 constituency.
Early life[edit]
Haque was born on 1 October 1946 in Dakhina Khan, Gazipur Sadar Upazila, Gazipur District to Anwar Ali and Rabeya Khatun.[5]
Career[edit]
Haque was a member of the East Pakistan Chhatra League Central Working Committee. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971 and was part of the Mukti Bahini. From 1973 to 1986, he was elected Upazila chairman three times and four times municipal mayor. He was elected to the parliament from Gazipur-1 in 2008. He was elected unopposed from the same constituency in the 2014 elections which the opposition boycotted citing unfair conditions for the election.[6] He acted as the religious minister of Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, he was appointed the Minister for Liberation War Affairs.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Anisul: Qamrul, Mozammel need not to resign". Dhaka Tribune. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Mozammel demands Zia's DNA test". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Lack of management mounts sufferings for holidaymakers". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Shishu Park to be removed from Shahbagh". The Daily Star. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ a b "Honorable Minister". molwa.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2022.