Mozammel Haque (Bangladesh Awami League politician)

Mozammel Haque (born 1 October 1946) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the current Minister for Liberation War Affairs of Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4]

AKM Mozammel Haque
Minister for Liberation War Affairs
Assumed office
5 January 2014
Preceded byShajahan Khan
Member of Parliament
for Gazipur-1
Assumed office
25 January 2009
Preceded byMd. Rahamat Ali
Personal details
Born (1946-10-01) 1 October 1946
Gazipur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Haque was born on 1 October 1946 in Dakhina Khan, Gazipur Sadar Upazila, Gazipur District to Anwar Ali and Rabeya Khatun.[5]

Career

Haque was a member of the East Pakistan Chhatra League Central Working Committee. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971 and was part of the Mukti Bahini. From 1973 to 1986, he was elected Upazila chairman three times and four times municipal mayor. He was elected to the parliament from Gazipur-1 in 2008. He was elected unopposed from the same constituency in 2014. He acted as the religious minister of Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, he was appointed the Minister for Liberation War Affairs.[5]

References
  1. "Anisul: Qamrul, Mozammel need not to resign". Dhaka Tribune. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Mozammel demands Zia's DNA test". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  3. "Lack of management mounts sufferings for holidaymakers". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. "Shishu Park to be removed from Shahbagh". The Daily Star. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. "Honorable Minister". molwa.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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