A. M. Zahiruddin Khan

Bangladeshi politician (1936–2005)

A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (5 July 1936 – 29 March 2005) was a Bangladeshi politician and industrialist. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-6 constituency during 1979–1982.2

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Born Jul 5, 1936, died Mar 29, 2005.1

Companies

Early life and education

Khan was the eldest son of Abul Kashem Khan, a minister in the central cabinet of the then Pakistan. He studied at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling, India, and later at Aitchison College in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Career

Occupation: politician.5

  • Date not recordedFounded Robi Axiata3
  • Date not recordedMember of the Parliament of Bangladesh4

In 1958, Khan became the managing director of A K Khan & Company and later the chairman in 1991. He was also the founding chairman of AKTEL and chairman of COATS Bangladesh and Bengal Fisheries Ltd. He was the president of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) for two consecutive terms. In 1977 he was elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI). As president of FBCCI, he initiated the formation of Islamic Chambers of Commerce & Industry. He was also elected chairman of the working group for drafting of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry Constitution in the Istanbul Conference in 1977. He also participated in the International Labour Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva in 1975 as a representative of Bangladesh employers. He was also chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (East Zone) from 1969 to 1971, founder chairman of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), founder director of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and director of Sadharan Bima Corporation. He also served as chairman of Sonali Bank.

Khan joined politics in 1978 and was also elected a member of parliament (MP) in 1979 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by President Ziaur Rahman. He became a member of Begum Khaleda Zia's cabinet in 1991 as the planning minister and later as industries minister.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipBangladesh, Pakistan, British Raj6

Zahiruddin Khan was married to Asma Afzal, daughter of Barrister Khandkar Ali Afzal, the first Bengali secretary of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Death

Zahiruddin Khan died on 29 March 2005 and was buried on 1 April 2005 with nationwide honor at his family graveyard in Batali Hills, Chittagong. His death was condoled by President Iajuddin Ahmed, Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Jamiruddin Sircar, and other prominent members of the government and society.

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