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Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman

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A S M Mustafizur Rahman
আ স ম মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
20 March 1991 – January 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byAnisul Islam Mahmud
Succeeded byAbdus Samad Azad
Ministry of Home Affairs
In office
1979 – 27 November 1981[1]
3rd General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
In office
1985–1986
ChaipersonKhaleda Zia
Preceded byNurul Islam Shishu
Succeeded byKM Obaidur Rahman
Member of Parliament
In office
5 March 1991 – March 1996
Preceded bySheikh Sahidul Islam
Succeeded byMir Shakawat Ali Daru
ConstituencyBagerhat-2
In office
1979–1986
Preceded bySheikh Abdur Rahman
Succeeded byMohammad Mohsin
ConstituencyKhulna-2
Personal details
Born(1934-11-24)24 November 1934
Bagerhat, Bengal, British India
Died24 November 1996(1996-11-24) (aged 62)
Khulna, Bangladesh
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1955–1973
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
UnitBaloch Regiment
Regiment of Artillery
Commands

Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman (24 November 1934 – 30 November 1996) was a lieutenant colonel of the Bangladesh Army, a Jatiya Sangsad member of parliament representing the Khulna-2 and Bagerhat-2 constituencies, and a government minister.[1]

Early life

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Mustafizur Rahman was born on 24 November 1934 at Ranabijoypur in Bagerhat in the then Bengal Presidency. His father Khan Bahadur Bazlur Rahman was a custom commissioner. He studied in St. Xavier's Collegiate School in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied further in St. Gregory's School in Dhaka, East Bengal and later joined Dhaka College. He graduated from Peshawar University.[1]

Career

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Mustafizur Rahman joined the Pakistan army as a cadet in 1952 and received his commission on 13 March 1955. He started his career in the army in the Fifth Baloch Regiment. In 1956 he was selected to be an artillery officer. He worked in the Inter-Service Detective Branch. He completed his PSC degree from the Command and Staff College in Queta, Pakistan in 1962. After the independence of Bangladesh, he joined the Bangladesh army and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1973. He retired from service soon after.[1]

Mustafizur Rahman started his political career after retirement from the army. President Ziaur Rahman placed him in charge of the Ministry of Home in 1977. In 1978 he was made the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1979 he was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-2 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. he served as the Home Minister until 27 November 1981. He was the Commerce Minister in the Abdus Sattar cabinet. He was elected as general secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1985.[1]

In 1991, Mustafizur Rahman was elected to parliament and served subsequently as the foreign minister from March 1991 to March 1996.[2] He served as the president of Gulshan Rotary Club and Cricket Control Board. He was a former chairman of National Sports Control Board and Mohammedan Sporting Club and Brothers Union Club. In 1993 he received the Gawanghwa Medal from the South Korean government.[1]

Mustafizur Rahman died on 30 November 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Rahman, Lt. Colonel ASM Mustafizur". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Mr. A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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