Mohammad Khaled (6 July 1922 - 21 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi politician, academician and journalist who was a Member of Parliament for Chittagong-6 constituency. He was awarded the " Swadhinata Puraskar" by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019 for his unique general contribution to the war of liberation.

Birth and early life

Mohammad Khaled was born on 6 July 1922 in Patna, the capital of the then British Indian state of Bihar, to the work of his father Abdul Hadi Chowdhury. His ancestral home is Daroga Bari in Sultanpur village of

Raozan Raozan,gohira ( bn, রাউজান) is an upazila of Chattogram District, in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947. Geography Raozan has 45,777 households and a total area of 246.58 km2. The two main rivers ...

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. He completed his higher secondary and bachelor's degree from Chittagong College in 1942 and obtained his MA degree in History of Islam from Calcutta University.

Political and career

Mohammad Khaled was the editor of the daily Azadi from 1962 to 2003. He joined the anti-British movement in 1944 while studying at Calcutta University. He joined the Awami Muslim League in 1949. He played an active role in the education movement of 1962, the six-point movement of 1966 and the mass movement of 1969. In the election of the then Pakistan National Assembly in 1970, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly by defeating the Speaker of the National Assembly

Fazlul Quader Chowdhury Fazlul Quader Chowdhury (1919–1973) was a Bengali politician who served as the 5th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from East Pakistan. He belonged to Ayub Khan's Convention Muslim League. He was also the Acting President of Pakist ...

from Raozan-Hathazari parliamentary seat by a huge margin. During the War of Liberation in 1971, he was a member of the editorial board of 'Joy Bangla' published as the mouthpiece of the Mujibnagar government. In 1972, he became a member of the 32-member Bangladesh Constitution Committee and contributed to the drafting of the constitution. He was elected to parliament from Chittagong-6 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. When Bakshal was formed in 1975, he was appointed Governor of Chittagong North District.

Awards

Mohammad Khaled was awarded the " Swadhinata Puraskar" by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019 for his unique general contribution to the war of liberation.

Death

Mohammad Khaled died on 21 December 2003 in Chittagong.

References

Awami League politicians 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 1922 births 2003 deaths Recipients of the Independence Day Award People of the Bangladesh Liberation War Bangladeshi journalists University of Calcutta alumni Chittagong College alumni People from Chittagong District {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub