Faruk Khan
Faruk Khan | |
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Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
In office 7 December 2011 – 21 November 2013 | |
Preceded by | GM Quader |
Succeeded by | A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader |
Minister of Commerce | |
In office 6 January 2009 – 7 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Hossain Zillur Rahman |
Succeeded by | GM Quader |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 2 June 1996 to Present | |
Preceded by | Sharfuzzaman Jahangir |
Personal details | |
Born | Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan (Now, Dhaka, Bangladesh) | 18 September 1951
Political party | Awami League |
Spouse | Nilufar Faruk Khan |
Relations | Muhammed Aziz Khan (Brother) |
Children | 2 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1971-1995 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Frontier Force Regiment (Before 1972) East Bengal Regiment |
Commands |
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Battles/wars | Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict |
Faruk Khan (born 18 September 1951) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism of Bangladesh Government.[1] Khan is a parliament member for five consecutive times from Gopalganj-1 and former Commerce & Industry Secretary of the Awami League.[2]
Early life
Khan was born on 18 September 1951 in Dhaka to his parents Serajul Karim Khan and mother Khaleda Karim Khan. He holds a Masters in Defense Studies from Defense Services and Staff College in Mirpur.[3]
Career
Khan was commissioned from 44 Pakistan Military Academy long course in the corps of infantry on 26 March 1971. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel on 15 May 1995 from Bangladesh Army.[4][5]
Khan was parliament member. He also held cabinet portfolio of Civil Aviation and Tourism, and Commerce. He was elected from the seat of Gopalganj-1[6] with 99% votes the third time in a row at 29 December 2008's National Election. Khan pledged that the reduction of prices of basic foods and commodities are a priority in his term.[7]
Personal life
Khan is married to Nilufer Faruk Khan, a social worker. Together they have two daughters Qantara K Khan and Qareena K Khan.[8] His father, Sirajul Karim Khan, was an army officer and mother was Khaleda Karim Khan.
See also
References
- ^ "Ministry of Commerce- - বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়-". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Central Committee of Bangladesh Awami League Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Faruk Khan dot com". Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Ahmed, Hafez. "BD a secular country with steady economic dev: Faruk". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ "Lt. Col. Muhammad Faruk Khan (Retd.), MP, Hon'ble Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism visits the Embassy and is received by the Ambassador – Embassy of Bangladesh Tokyo". bdembjp.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission: Asset Database". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Personal Information of Candidates of National Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Probe. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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