ASHK Sadek

ASHK Sadek (30 April 1934 – 9 September 2007) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, who was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-6 constituency, and a former Education Minister of Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

ASHK Sadek
Minister of Education
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Preceded byMuhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Succeeded byOsman Faruk
Member of Parliament
for Jessore-6
In office
1996–2006
Preceded byMd. Shakhawat Hossain
Succeeded byS. K. Abdul Wahab
Personal details
Born(1934-04-30)30 April 1934
Jessore District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died9 September 2007(2007-09-09) (aged 73)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Ismat Ara Sadek

Early life

Sadek was born on 30 April 1934 in Barenga, Keshabpur, Jessore district. His father was the joint commissioner of the Government of Bengal. In 1951, he graduated from secondary school and in 1955 he completed his masters. Sadek joined the civil service of Pakistan in 1956.[3]

Career

From 1959 to 1961, he served as the sub-divisional officer of Nilphamari and Narayanganj. He worked as the Comilla deputy commissioner from 1966 to 1967 and the secretary to the Governor of East Pakistan from 1969 to 1970. He was the secretary to Tajuddin Ahmad, the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh and later chief secretary to the President of Bangladesh. He was a secretary of a number of ministries and retired from government service in 1988. In 1996 he was elected to the national parliament from Jessore-6 and again in 2001. He was a Minister of Education in the cabinet of Sheikh Hasina.[3]

Death and legacy

Sadek died on 9 September 2007.[3] His wife, Ismat Ara Sadek, was a government minister.[4] ASHK Sadek auditorium in Keshabpur is named after him.[5]

References
  1. "Tributes paid to ASHK Sadek". The New Nation. The New Nation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "Mujibnagar Day Celebration Committee meeting held". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Bangladesh". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "ASHK Sadeks 8th death anniv today". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. "Polls freer, fairer under emergency: Ershad". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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