A. K. Fazlul Huq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

A. K. Fazlul Huq

Pakistan Movement Leader from East Bengal

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1873

Place of Birth: Barisal, Barisal Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1962

Profession: politician

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About A. K. Fazlul Huq

  • Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque (Bengali: ???? ????? ????? ??, Urdu: ??? ?????? ??? ?????; 26 October 1873 — 27 April 1962) popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (Tiger of Bengal), was a Muslim Bengali statesman and jurist who served as the first Prime Minister of Bengal.
  • A key figure in pre-Indian independence movement, he played major political roles in British India and later in Pakistan (including East Pakistan, today's Bangladesh) and held various other political offices. Huq was first elected to the Bengal Legislative Council from Dhaka in 1913; and served on the council for 21 years until 1934.
  • He was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly for 2 years, between 1934 and 1936.
  • For 10 ten years between 1937 and 1947, he was an elected member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, where he was Prime Minister and Leader of the House for 6 years.
  • He was later elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, where he was Chief Minister for 2 months; and to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, where he was Home Minister for 1 year, in the 1950s. Huq boycotted titles and knighthood granted by the British government.
  • He was notable for his English oratory during speeches to the Bengali legislature.
  • Huq courted the votes of the Bengali middle classes and rural communities.
  • He pushed for land reform and curbing the influence of zamindars.
  • Huq was considered a leftist and social democrat on the political spectrum.
  • His ministries were marked by intense factional infighting.
  • In 1940, Huq had one of his most notable political achievements, when he presented the Lahore Resolution.
  • During the Second World War, Huq joined the Viceroy of India's defence council and supported Allied war efforts.
  • Under pressure from the Governor of Bengal during the Quit India movement and after the withdrawal of the Hindu Mahasabha from his cabinet, Huq resigned from the post of premier in March 1943.
  • In the Dominion of Pakistan, Huq worked for five years as East Bengal's attorney general and participated in the Bengali Language Movement.
  • He was elected as chief minister, served as a federal minister and was a provincial governor in the 1950s. Huq became secretary of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League in 1913.
  • In 1929, he founded the All Bengal Tenants Association, which evolved into a political platform, including as a part of the post-partition United Front.
  • Huq held important political offices in the subcontinent, including President of the All India Muslim League (1916-1921), General Secretary of the Indian National Congress (1916-1918), Education Minister of Bengal (1924), Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Prime Minister of Bengal (1937-1943), Advocate General of East Bengal (1947-1952), Chief Minister of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955-1956) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-1958).
  • Huq was fluent in Bengali, English and Urdu, and had a working knowledge of Arabic and Persian.
  • Huq died in Dacca, East Pakistan on 27 April 1962.
  • He is buried in the Mausoleum of Three Leaders.
  • The Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of Dhaka, which houses the National Parliament, is named after Huq.
  • The Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium is also named after him.
  • In 2004, Huq was voted fourth in a BBC poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time.

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