Wahiduzzaman also known as Thanda Mia, was a Bangladeshi, politician from Faridpur.

Early life

Wahiduzzaman was born in 1912 at Sitarampur, Gopalganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1932 and earned a B.L. degree from

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in 1935. He was part of the Student Union.

Career

Wahiduzzaman became a councilor of

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. He was a member of the

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working committee. In 1942, he was elected to the Bengal Constituent Assembly. He was an active member of the

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. From 1947 to 1958, he was a member of the working committee of East Pakistan Muslim League and from 1962 to 1969, he was a member of the

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. During fractional disputes in the Muslim League he supported the Qayyum group. In 1951, Wahiduzzaman was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. In 1954, he lost his election to

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, the future President of Bangladesh. In 1962, he was elected to the

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from Faridpur-3. He served as the Minister of Commerce in the cabinet of Ayub Khan from 1962 to 1965. He was re-elected from Faridpur in 1965. He lost the election in 1970 from Faridpur-6. He was the Chairman of East Pakistan Cooperative Bank. He founded Zaman Industrial Corporation. He was a Director of the

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. He supported Pakistan in the

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Death

Wahiduzzaman died on 21 October 1976 in Dhaka,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wahiduzzaman 1912 births 1976 deaths People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh University of Calcutta alumni Pakistani MNAs 1965–1969