Anisul Huq (born 30 March 1956) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He has been the Bangladesh government's

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ( bn, আইন, বিচার ও সংসদ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Ā'ina, bicāra ō sansada biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the govern ...

since 2014.

Early life and education

Anisul Huq was the son of Serajul Huq, a lawyer and a former Member of parliament. He took his pre-primary education in viqarunnisa school. He was educated at

Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School (Dhaka) St. Joseph Higher Secondary School ( bn, সেন্ট যোসেফ উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়) is a Catholic higher secondary school in 97 Asad Avenue Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a mono-e ...

, the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

(BA (Hons) English Literature; Masters in English Literature;

LLB Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

) and

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(

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Career

Law profession

Huq was enrolled as a lawyer in the Dhaka district bar in November 1985 and in the

High Court Division The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...

of the

Supreme Court of Bangladesh The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

in November 1987. In 2001 he was enrolled in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh as a lawyer and became a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2010. On his father's death, Anisul Huq became the chief special prosecutor for both the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman case and the Jail killing. It was under his counsel that the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman case was completed and a judgment was delivered by the apex court. Huq was also the chief counsel and special prosecutor for the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh, and the chief prosecutor for the Peelkhana carnage case which relates to the mutiny of the Bangladesh Rifles in 2009. This case was also completed successfully under his leadership. The late Advocate Serajul Huq and his son Anisul Huq both are senior advocates of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, acted as counsel for most of the important, leading and sensitive criminal cases of the country during the 1980-2014 period.

Politics

In the general elections held on 5 January 2014, Huq was elected as a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

from the Brahmanbaria-4 (Kasba-Akhaura) constituency as a candidate of the

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. He took the oath as a Member of Parliament on 9 January 2014. Thereafter he was inducted in the

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as a minister on 12 January 2014 and was allocated the portfolio of

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ( bn, আইন, বিচার ও সংসদ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Ā'ina, bicāra ō sansada biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the govern ...

. In the 11th National Parliamentary Election held on 30 December 2018, Huq was again elected to Parliament from the same constituency, as a candidate of the Awami League. He took his oath as a Member of Parliament on 3 January 2019. He was further appointed as the Minister for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and took that oath on 7 January 2019 as Minister. He is the first person to be Minister of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for two consecutive terms for Bangladesh.

Personal life

Huq was married to Nur Amtullah Rina Huq on 18 December 1987. She died on 2 January 1991 in a road accident. His mother, Jahanara Huq, was the first chairman of Citizens Bank Bangladesh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huq, Anisul 1956 births Living people University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of King's College London Awami League politicians 10th Jatiya Sangsad members State Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ministers of Bangladesh People from Kasba Upazila