AK Fazlul Huq
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Sher-e-Bangla শের-এ-বাংলা Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq |
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| আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক | |
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| 1st 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 |
Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne John Arthur Herbert |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| 3rd Chief Minister of East Bengal | |
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In office 3 April 1954 – 29 May 1954 |
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| Governor | Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman |
| Preceded by | Nurul Amin |
| Succeeded by | Abu Hussain Sarkar |
| 5th Home Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 11 August 1955 – 9 March 1956 |
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| Governor-General | Iskander Mirza |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
| Preceded by | Iskander Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Abdus Sattar |
| 2nd Governor of East Pakistan | |
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In office March 1956 – 13 April 1958 |
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| President | Iskander Mirza |
| Preceded by | Amiruddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Sultanuddin Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
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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 | Bengal Provincial Muslim League, All India Muslim League, Indian National Congress, Krishak Praja Party |
| Spouse(s) | Khurshid Begum Jannatunissa Begum Mussammat Khadija Begum |
| Children | A. K. Faezul Huq |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (26 October 1873—27 April 1962); was a Bengali lawyer, legislator and statesman in the 20th century. Huq was a major political figure in British India and later in Pakistan (including East Pakistan, which is now Bangladesh). He is notable for officially introducing the Lahore Resolution in 1940. Huq was first elected to the Bengal Legislative Council from Dacca in 1913; and served on the council for 21 years until 1934. He was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly for 2 years, between 1934 and 1936. For 10 ten years between 1937 and 1947, he was an elected member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, where he was Prime Minister and Leader of the House for 6 years. He was later elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, where he was Chief Minister for 2 months; and to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, where he was Home Minister for 1 year, in the 1950s.
Huq boycotted titles and knighthood granted by the British government. He is popularly known with the title of Sher-e-Bangla (Lion of Bengal). He was notable for his English oratory during speeches to the Bengali legislature. Huq courted the votes of the Bengali middle classes and rural communities. He pushed for land reform and curbing the influence of zamindars. Huq was considered a leftist and social democrat on the political spectrum. His ministries were marked by intense factional infighting.
Huq became secretary of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League in 1913. In 1929, he founded the All Bengal Tenants Association, which evolved into a political platform, including as a part of the post-partition United Front. Huq held important political offices in the subcontinent, including President of the All India Muslim League (1916-1921), General Secretary of the Indian National Congress (1916-1918), Education Minister of Bengal (1924), Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Prime Minister of Bengal (1937-1943), Advocate General of East Bengal (1947-1952), Chief Minister of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955-1956) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-1958). Huq was fluent in Bengali, English and Urdu, and had a working knowledge of Arabic and Persian. Huq died in Dacca, East Pakistan on 27 April 1962. He is buried in the Mausoleum of Three Leaders. The Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of Dhaka, which houses the National Parliament, is named after Huq. The Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium is also named after him.
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