Asaduzzaman Khan

Asaduzzaman Khan (born 31 December 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He became the Member of Parliament for Dhaka-12 in 2014, being re-elected in 2018,[1] and is the minister of home affairs.[2]

This article is about the current Home Affairs Minister of Bangladesh. For the former Jute Minister of Bangladesh, see Asaduzzaman Khan (politician, born 1916).
Asaduzzaman Khan
আসাদুজ্জামান খাঁন
Minister of Home Affairs
Assumed office
12 January 2014
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMuhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
12 January 2014
Preceded bySheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
ConstituencyDhaka-12
In office
29 January 2009 – 28 January 2014
Preceded byS. A. Khaleque
Succeeded byAKM Rahmatullah
ConstituencyDhaka-11
Personal details
Born (1950-12-31) 31 December 1950
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Khan was born on 31 December 1950 in Monipuripara, Dhaka, East Bengal, Pakistan.His home district is Dohar,Dhaka. In 1965, he completed his SSC from Tejgaon Polytechnic High School and in 1967, he completed his HSC from Jagannath College.[3]

Career

Khan was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He served in sector 2 under Captain Abdul Halim Chowdhury. He was elected to Parliament in December 2008. From 2009 to 2013, he served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Public Works. He was a member of the Bangladesh Press Council. He founded the Dohar Padma College. He served as the President of the Ispahani School and College and Tejgaon College. He is a senate member of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. He was re-elected in January 2014 and on 12 January 2014, he was made the State Minister of Home Affairs. On 14 July 2015 he was made the Minister of Home Affairs.[3]

References
  1. "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra; Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (7 January 2019). "Hasina Axes Heavyweights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. মাননীয় স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রী. ssd.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

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