Shahjada Abdul Malek Khan
Shahzada Abdul Malek Khan | |
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Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
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Born | 1925 |
Died | 1 April 2007 | (aged 81–82)
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Shahzada Abdul Malek Khan (Bengali: শাহজাদা আবদুল মালেক খান, 1925 – 1 April 2007) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Patuakhali-2.[1]
Early life and family
Khan was born in 1925, to a Bengali Muslim political zamindar family known as the Khans of Kaunia based in Betagi which was under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. The family trace their origins to Qutub Khan, a soldier of Shah Shuja's army, who settled in Kaunia and was given the malikana of Buzurg-Umedpur Taluq.[2] His father, Abi Abdullah Khan Chan Miah, was the founder of the Kaunia zamindar estate and member of the Bengal Legislative Council. His paternal uncle, Abdur Rahman Khan, was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.[3]
Career
Khan was elected to parliament from Patuakhali-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973.[4] He served as the State Minister of Industries in the Second Sheikh Mujibur Rahman cabinet.[5]
References
- ^ "বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
- ^ Bulbul, Saiful Ahsan (2012). বৃহত্তর বরিশালের ঐতিহাসিক নিদর্শন (in Bengali). Dhaka: Gotidhara.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Bangladesh. Embassy of Bangladesh. 1974. p. 3.
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