Syed Azizul Huq ( bn, সৈয়দ আজিজুল হক; 1 October 1912 – 11 February 1992), also known by his

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Nanna Mia ( bn, নান্না মিঞা), was a

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politician and former Member of Parliament from

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and

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. He was a member of the Provincial Council of East Pakistan, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industry.

Early life and education

Azizul Huq was born on 1 October 1912 to a Bengali Muslim family known as the

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of Chakhar in the Sharif Bari of Chakhar, Banaripara, then located under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Province. His father, Syed Motahar Husayn, was descended from Syed Ataullah, who had inherited

jagir A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, start ...

s in the Barisal region after marrying Dulal Bibi, the daughter of Mir Qutb. He graduated from Khalishakotha School in 1928 and later from Brojomohun College. In 1932, he received his

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degree from

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. During his time there, he became one of the founders of the All-Bengal Muslim Students Association and served as the president of its college branch. Huq was also a member of the Student Council Cabinet and the Secretary of Sports at the college. He received a

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from the Calcutta Law College.

Career

Huq joined the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and would go on to work for

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Indian and Pakistani lawyer and writer who present ...

as his private secretary. He then joined the Industrial Museum in Kolkata. While he worked he finished his law degree. He was also involved with the

Krishak Praja Party The Krishak Sramik Party ( bn, কৃষক শ্রমিক পার্টি, ''Farmer Labourer Party'') was a major anti-feudal political party in the British Indian province of Bengal and later in the Dominion of Pakistan's East Bengal and ...

and was member of its working committee. In 1951 he retired from government service. During the

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, he was elected from Jhalakathi-Wazirpur,

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as a candidate of the

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alliance. He served the provincial government of A. K. Fazlul Huq as the Minister for Education. In 1955, he was made the Minister of Commerce and Industry in the government of

Abu Hussain Sarkar Abu Hussain Sarkar ( bn, আবু হোসেন সরকার; 1894 – 17 April 1969) was a Bengali politician and lawyer. He served as the fourth chief minister of East Pakistan. Under his ministry, the Bangla Academy was inaugurated and 2 ...

. He was a member of the

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and helped frame the

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in 1956. Huq was involved in the movement against military dictator

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in 1969. He founded the National Democratic Front and subsequently the Pakistan Democratic Party. Though he boycotted the

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in protest against the central governments failure to respond to the

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, during the

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in 1971, he became a member of the East Pakistan Central Peace Committee. He returned to politics after 1975. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 from

on a Jatiya Party nomination. In 1988 he was reelected to parliament. He served in the Dhaka District Lawyers' Association as the president, for four terms. He served the chairman of

Anjuman Mufidul Islam Anjuman Mufidul Islam ( bn, আঞ্জুমান মফিদুল ইসলাম ''Beneficial Assembly of Islam'') is a Bangladeshi welfare organisation specially designed to enrich the livelihood of orphans and the distressed. History Sh ...

and president of Rahmat-e-Alam Islam Mission's Dhaka branch. He established two orphanages for boys and girls.

Death and legacy

Huq died on 11 February 1992 in

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. He was married, and had two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huq, Syed Azizul 1912 births 1992 deaths Brojomohun College alumni People from Barisal District Politicians from Barisal Division 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members 20th-century Bengalis Bangladeshi people of Arab descent