Sheikh Abdul Aziz (Bangladeshi politician)

Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1929 – 8 April 2019) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Minister of Information from April 1973 to September 1973.

Early life
Aziz was born in 1929 in Teligati, Morelganj Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Bengal, British India. He completed his B.A. at Calcutta University and then his M.A. and law degree at Dhaka University.

Career
Aziz was a founding member of Awami League and a close associate of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a key leader of the Mujibnagar government during the Bangladesh Liberation war and worked as a liaison officer. He was the Minister of communication, agriculture, and post and telecommunication in the first cabinet of Bangladesh. He was imprisoned after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Death
Aziz died on 8 April 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.