Mirza Nurul Huda

Honorable
Mirza Nurul Huda
HEK
মীর্জা নূরুল হুদা
Huda in 1976
4th Vice President of Bangladesh
In office
24 November 1981 – 23 March 1982
PresidentAbdus Sattar
Preceded byAbdus Sattar
Succeeded byMohammad Mohammadullah
Minister of Bangladesh
In office
15 April 1979 – 24 April 1980
PresidentZiaur Rahman
MinistryFinance
Preceded byA R Mallick
Succeeded bySaifur Rahman
In office
29 June 1978 – 15 April 1979
PresidentZiaur Rahman
MinistryPlanning
Preceded byAbu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Succeeded byFasihuddin Mahtab
11th Governor of East Pakistan
In office
23 March 1969 – 25 March 1969
PresidentAyub Khan
Preceded byAbdul Monem Khan
Succeeded byMuzaffaruddin
8th Finance Minister of East Pakistan
In office
29 March 1965 – 23 March 1969
GovernorAbdul Monem Khan
Preceded byMd. Hafizur Rahman
Succeeded byMohammad Abul Quasem
Personal details
Born1 August 1919
Jangalia, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died22 December 1991(1991-12-22) (aged 72)
Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
SpouseKulsum Huda
Relations
Children3, including Simeen
EducationCornell University (PhD in agricultural economics)
OccupationProfessor
Awards
Hilal-e-Khidmat (1968)

Mirza Nurul Huda (1919–1991) was a Bangladeshi economist and political figure. He served as Vice President of Bangladesh, Minister of Finance and Planning of Bangladesh, Governor of East Pakistan, and Finance Minister of East Pakistan.

Early life

Huda was born on 1 August 1919[1] in Jangalia, Tangail Thana, Mymensingh District, Bengal Presidency, British India[2] (present-day Delduar Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh).[3] He studied at Bindu Basini Govt. Boys' High School.[4] After passing the secondary examination in 1935, he passed the Intermediate of Arts from Dhaka College in 1937.[5] In 1940, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Dhaka. After receiving the Raja Kali Narayan Scholarship, he earned a Master of Arts degree in economics in 1941.[2][1][3] He began his career as a lecturer in economics at Government Saadat College and Rajshahi College. In 1944, he joined the Bengal Civil Service and in 1947, the year of partition of India, traveled to the United States to pursue a PhD in agricultural economics at Cornell University. In the same year, he was appointed Reader in Economics at the University of Dhaka.[2] He completed his PhD in 1949[1] and in 1955 traveled to the United Kingdom for a fellowship at Oxford's Nuffield College.[4] In 1960, he was promoted to Professor of Economics at the University of Dhaka. In 1962, he was appointed a member of the Planning Commission of the government of Pakistan[2] and served in this position for three years.[3] At the same time, he served as a member of the Planning Board of the government of East Pakistan and as a member of the Tax Inquiry Committee and Credit Inquiry Commission of the central government.[2]

Later life

In 1965, he became president of the Pakistan Economic Association.[3] In the same year, he was appointed finance minister of East Pakistan[2] and served in the position until 1969. During the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising, he was appointed governor of East Pakistan in 23 March. However, after serving as governor for only one day, his tenure came to an end when martial law was imposed. After returning to teaching, he was appointed chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of Dhaka. Following the independence of Bangladesh, in 1975 he was appointed adviser to the President's Council of Ministers for agriculture, commerce, finance, industry, and planning. In 1976, he became president of the Bangladesh Economic Association.[3] In 1978, he was appointed Bangladesh's planning minister.[6] In 1979, he was appointed the country's finance minister.[3] From 1976 to 1980, he served as Bangladesh's representative to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic Development Bank.[1] He then served as chairman of the Social Science Research Council and SEED Bangladesh from 1980 to 1985.[1] From 1981 to 1982, he served as Vice President of Bangladesh.[3]

Family, death and legacy

Nurul Huda was married to Kulsum Huda, a daughter of Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan.[4] Kulsum was one of the founders and vice chancellors of Central Women's University. Their daughter Simeen Mahmud (d. 2018) was a demographer at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.[7] Simeen was married to the economist Wahiduddin Mahmud. Nurul's eldest son Mirza Najmul Huda is an economist.[8] Another daughter is Zareen Huda Ahmed.[9]

Huda was admitted to Ibrahim Memorial Diabetes Centre (present-day BIRDEM) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 14 December 1991 after falling ill with heart disease. He died at the hospital in 22 December of the same year.[1]

Huda was awarded the Hilal-e-Khidmat in 1968.[10] Twenty research papers authored by him were published in various domestic and international journals.[3][10] He edited the book The Test of Time: My Life and Days, written by Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan.[10] In 2021, his autobiography, titled ‘My Seven Decades’ Journey Through British India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, was published by The University Press Limited.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ডঃ এম এন হুদার ইন্তেকাল". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 23 December 1991. p. 1, 11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LIFE SKETCHES". The Eastern Examiner. 30 March 1965.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Muhammad Abdus Salam (2012). "Huda, Mirza Nurul". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Jalil, Azizul (1 August 2008). "Dr M. N. Huda As I knew him". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dr. M.N. Huda: A life from the top drawer". Dhaka Courier. 13 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "কে কোন দফতর পেলেন–". Dainik Bangla (in Bengali). 30 June 1978. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Researcher Simeen Mahmud no more". The Daily Star. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Simeen's works a beacon of light". The Daily Star. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Remembering our sister Simeen Mahmud". The Daily Star. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "Governors and Acting Governors of East Bengal/ East Pakistan 1947-1971". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Rahman, Sultan Hafiz (2 February 2023). "One life, and a history of two economies: Mirza Nurul Huda". The Daily Star.
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