A.K. Fazlul Huq
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Sher-e-Bangal শের-এ-বাংলা Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq |
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| আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক | |
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| Governor of East Pakistan | |
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In office 1956–1956 |
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| President | Iskander Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Sultanuddin Ahmad |
| Chief Minister of East Bengal | |
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In office 1954–1955 |
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| Governor-General |
Ghulam Muhammad Iskander Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Abu Hussain Sarkar |
| Prime Minister of Bengal | |
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In office 1 April 1937 – 29 March 1943 |
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| Governor-General | The Marquess of Linlithgow |
| Governor | John Arthur Herbert |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq 26 October 1873 Bakerganj, British India (now Jhalokati, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 27 April 1962 (aged 88) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of three leaders |
| Citizenship |
British Indian (1873–1947) Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956) Pakistan (1956–1962) |
| Political party |
Indian National Congress All-India Muslim League Agriculturalist Tenant Party Workers and Agriculturalists Party |
| Spouse(s) | Khurshid Begum Jannatunissa Begum Mussammat Khadija Begum |
| Children | A. K. Faezul Huq |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Religion | Islam |
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (Bengali: আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক; 26 October 1873—27 April 1962); popular with the title Sher-e-Bangla (Tiger of Bengal), was the first to advocate and present the Lahore Resolution, which called for the creation of sovereign Muslim-majority states in eastern and northwestern British India in 1940. In 1943 he was elected Prime Minister of Bengal during the British Empire in Bengal. A distinguished lawyer and advocate, he served as General Secretary of the Indian National Congress; and was a working committee member of the All-India Muslim League. In 1929, he founded the Krishak Praja Party (K.P. P.). After the independence of the two states Dominion of Pakistan and Dominion of India, he moved to Pakistan and led the United Front government in East Pakistan, serving as Chief Minister and Governor. He later served as central minister of home affairs, food and agriculture. A lifelong Bangla nationalist, he is regarded as one of the fore running leaders in the independence of Pakistan. He established the Bangla Academy in Dhaka. Huq died in 1962 and was buried on the grounds of Ramna Park in Shahbag.
Huq was born in Saturia village, located in Bakerganj district (now Jhalokati District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh). He passed the entrance examination in 1890 from Barisal Zilla School and the FA Examination in 1892. He then obtained a BA degree (with triple Honours in chemistry, mathematics and physics) from Presidency College. Later he got admitted in MA in English at Calcutta University. Just six months before the final exam, a friend of his father teased him that, Muslims are weak in mathematics and that's why he was studying English. Huq opposed it strongly and challenged his father's friend that he will sit for mathematics exam instead of English. With special permission to attend the exam he passed the Master of Arts in mathematics from Calcutta University with distinction. His formal education was completed with a BL degree in 1897 from the University Law College.
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