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Mostafa Faruk Mohammad

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Mostafa Faruque Mohammad
Member of Parliament
In office
29 December 2008 – 4 January 2014
Succeeded byMohammad Monirul Islam
Personal details
Born (1942-03-21) March 21, 1942 (age 82)
Krishnanagar, Jhikargachha Upazila, Jessore district, East Bengal, British Raj
DiedJanuary 4, 2017(2017-01-04) (aged 74)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Mostafa Faruque Mohammad (1942-2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Jessore-2.

Early life

Mohammad was born on 21 March 1942 in Krishnanagar, Jhikargachha Upazila, Jessore district, East Bengal, British Raj.[1]

Career

Mohammad served as a diplomat in Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia, and Vietnam. In 1979, he worked as Bangladesh's alternative representative to the United Nation Security Council.[1] He was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Jessore-2.[2] He served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Ministry.[3] He was made the Minister of Information and Communication Technology on 13 September 2012.[1]

Death

Mohammad died on 4 January 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ex-minister Mostafa Faruk passes away". The Daily Star. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Former ICT minister Mostafa Faruque Mohammad passes away". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Make integrated efforts to tackle militancy". The Daily Star. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Ex-ICT minister Mostafa dies". The Daily Star. BSS. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.