Annisul Huq (27 September 1952 – 30 November 2017)
was a
Bangladeshi Entrepreneur, television show host and the mayor of
Dhaka North City Corporation
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) or Dhaka Uttar City Corporation was created as an autonomous body that governs 54 northern wards of Dhaka to better manage local services, but has since added new areas. It is one of two municipal corporations ...
.
Early life and education
He was born on 27 September 1952, Sonapur at
Sonagazi in
Noakhali
Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officia ...
to Shariful Huq and Rowshan Ara Huq.
He passed
SSC from
Dinajpur Zilla School in 1970 and intermediate from Govt Science College. He completed his bachelor's degree from the
University of Rajshahi
The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...
and had a master's in economics from the
University of Chittagong
The University of Chittagong ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, caṭṭagram bishwabidyalay) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmas ...
. His father was an official of the
Bangladesh Ansar
The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...
.
Career
Television
Huq was a regular host on
Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television ( bn, বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন), commonly known by its acronym BTV ( bn, বিটিভি), is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East ...
in the early 1980s.
[ He had hosted interviews with politically significant personalities.
]
Business
Huq established his own business, Mohammadi Group in 1986 and had been the chairperson of the company before his death.[ As of 2007, the group had 7,000 employees in the textile and garments sector. The conglomerate is also involved in real estate, IT, a power generation company that directly contributes to the national grid and a distribution company that represents multiple foreign television channels. The group has an independent TV channel named Nagorik.
Huq served as the president of several apex bodies including the ]South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan ...
(SAARC) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Independent Power Producers Association.
Politics
Huq was elected the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation on ticket of 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 ...
in the City Corporation election of 2015. He was a surprise pick by the Awami League as no other leaders of the party stood for the position. According to the affidavits submitted to the Election Commission in March 2015, he had amassed a net worth of US$3.25 million.
As mayor, Huq promised to build Dhaka into a clean, green and safe city, although he received some flak for his involvement of foreigners. 20,000 illegal billboards were removed as part of the clean-up project. Mayor Huq made it clear that he will not put up with resistance from vested interests in his clean-up efforts.
Huq also promised to reduce corruption among governmental employees.
Awards
* National ICT Award, (2017)
Personal life
Huq's younger brother General Abu Belal Mohammad Shafiul Huq was the 15th chief of Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...
. Huq was married to Rubana Huq
Rubana Huq (born 9 February 1964) is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet. She is the current Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022. She is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi ...
. Together they have three children – Navidul Huq, Wamiq Umaira and Tanisha Fariamaan Huq.
Death
In July 2017, Huq was admitted to a hospital in London. He was diagnosed with cerebral vasculitis
Cerebral vasculitis (sometimes the word angiitis is used instead of "vasculitis") is vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessel wall) involving the brain and occasionally the spinal cord. It affects all of the vessels: very small blood vessels ( ...
. He died on 30 November 2017, after being in a sedative condition for more than three months.
References
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1952 births
2017 deaths
People from Noakhali District
Mayors of Dhaka
Bangladeshi businesspeople
University of Chittagong alumni
Bangladeshi television personalities
Burials at Banani Graveyard