Afazuddin Fakir

Afazuddin Fakir
আফাজউদ্দিন ফকির
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Tangail-2
In office
2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded byHatem Ali Talukdar
Succeeded byShamsul Haque Talukder
Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan for Mymensingh-II
In office
1965–1969
Preceded byIbrahim Khan
Succeeded byKarimuzzaman Talukder
Personal details
Born(1925-02-01)1 February 1925
Died2 February 2002(2002-02-02) (aged 77)
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent
  • Mokbul Hossain Fakir (father)
Relatives

Afazuddin Fakir (1 February 1925 – 2 February 2000)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-2 constituency during 1979–1982.

Background

Afazuddin Fakir was born in 1925 at Nikrail in Bhuapur in the then Mymensingh District, Bengal Province, British India (now in Tangail District, Bangladesh). He graduated from Karatia College in 1945 and started a jute business in Narayanganj.[2]

Career

As an independent candidate he was elected a member of the National Assembly for constituency Mymensingh-II in 1965.[2]

Fakir was a member of the national committee. He sent a letter to the president of Pakistan, Yahya Khan, asking him to deescalate the situation in East Pakistan on 13 March 1971 before the start of Bangladesh Liberation war.[3][4] He was elected to the parliament from Tangail-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[5]

Fakir was awarded Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam for his success in business by the government of Pakistan in 1968.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b আফাজউদ্দিন ফকিরের মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী [Death anniversary of Afazuddin Fakir]. Kalbela. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Nuruzzaman, Mohammad (1968). Who's Who. The Eastern Publications. p. 22. OCLC 46205.
  3. ^ "March 13, 1971: Civilian staff of military warned". The Daily Star. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ "March 13, 1971". The Daily Star. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.