Zakir Husain (governor)
| Zakir Husain ذاکِر حسین |
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| Born |
2 November 1898 Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 24 May 1971 (aged 72) Chittagong, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |
| Police career | |
| Department | British Indian Police, Police Service of Pakistan |
| Country | British Raj Pakistan |
| Years of service | 1922–1952 |
| Rank | Sworn in as an officer - 1922 Inspector-General - 1947 |
| Other work | Statesman |
| Zakir Husain | |
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| 9th Interior Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 14 June 1960 – 8 June 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Khalid Masud Sheikh |
| Succeeded by | Khan Habibullah Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Children | 3 sons and 3 daughters |
| Alma mater |
Aligarh Muslim University Dhaka University |
| Religion | Islam |
Zakir Husain (Urdu: ذاکِر حسین) (2 November 1897 – 24 May 1971) was a politician who served as the Governor of East Pakistan and Interior Minister of Pakistan, both in the General Ayub Khan military regime.
Zakir Husain was born on 2 November 1898 in Ghatchek, Rangunia, Chittagong. After his primary schooling in Rangunia, Chittagong, he was a student of Collegiate School, Chittagong. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University.
He was the first Indian Muslim to qualify for the Imperial Police Service of India in 1920. During his career in the police service, he served at various places in the erstwhile East Bengal. After the Second World War, at the time of partition of India in 1947, he was the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Presidency Range, Calcutta and ex-officio Shipping Master, Calcutta Port. He like many other Muslims opted for Pakistan, and was appointed the first Inspector General of Police of East Pakistan in August 1947. In 1952 he became the chairman of Federal Public Service Commission.
During the language movement in 1952 he was the Inspector General of Police, East Pakistan. After his retirement from Police Service in 1952, he was appointed the Chairman, Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan for five years. It was during his chairmanship that the proportional representation in the different services (CSP, PSP, PFS etc.) of the provinces of Pakistan was adopted. In 1958 he became the Governor of East Pakistan, and in 1961 appointed the central minister for Home & Kashmir Affairs of Pakistan. He returned to Chittagong in 1964, and retired from active politics.
He initiated many important institutions during his working life. His first was the establishment of Faujdarhat Cadet College. Colonel Gibson,after he retired as the Director General of East Pakistan Rifles, as appointed the first Principal. Among others, he initiated the building of the 500 bed Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong University, Chittagong Women's College, Chittagong New Market, and the establishment of Rangunia College from a school. He also established Begum Iqbal Zakir Husain School, a Women's’ College in Rangunia now. Two major city roads have been named after him, Zakir Husain Road in Chittagong and in Dhaka.
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