Sheikh Abdul Aziz (Bangladeshi politician)

Sheikh Abdul Aziz
শেখ আবদুল আজিজ
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
16 March 1973 – 4 October 1973
Preceded byMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Succeeded bySheikh Mujibur Rahman
Minister of Agriculture
In office
13 January 1972 – 16 March 1973
Preceded byPhani Bhushan Majumder
Succeeded byAbdus Samad Azad
Minister of Road Transport and Bridges
In office
29 December 1971 – 12 January 1972
Preceded byMuhammad Mansur Ali
Succeeded byMuhammad Mansur Ali
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Khulna-4
In office
7 March 1973 – 6 November 1974
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byAbdul Latif Khan
Personal details
Born27 February 1929
Morrelganj Upazila, Bagerhat District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died8 April 2019(2019-04-08) (aged 90)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
PartyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseShaukat Ara Aziz
Children3

Sheikh Abdul Aziz (27 February 1929 – 8 April 2019)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the minister of information from April 1973 to September 1973.[2][3]

Early life and education

Aziz was born on 27 February 1929 in Teligati, Morelganj Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Bengal, British India. He studied at Government P.C. College, Bagerhat. In 1947, he completed his B.A. in history at Calcutta University. He obtained his M.A. degree in political science in 1951 from Dhaka University.[4] Later he pursued a law degree from Dhaka University and practiced law at Dhaka High Court .[5]

Career

Early Political Career

Aziz began student politics while studying at Government P.C. College, Bagerhat, in 1942. He actively took part in the Pakistan Movement and the Anti-British Movement. He was an active worker for the All India Muslim Students Federation. He started his political career mainly in Bagerhat District. He actively took part in the All-India Muslim League campaign for the 1946 Indian Constituent Assembly election and the 1946 Indian provincial elections.[6]

Formation of Awami League and onwards

From left to right: Standing: Abdur Rab Serniabat, Abdul Malek Ukil, Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Muhammad Sohrab Hossain, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Abdul Mannan, General M.A.G. Osmani, and Shamsul Haq; Sitting: Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and President Abu Sayeed Chowdhury

Aziz was a founding member of Awami League and a close associate of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was the founding president of the Khulna District Awami League. He held the position for 25 years, from 1949 to 1974. He retired from politics fully thereafter.[7] He was a key leader of the Mujibnagar government during the Bangladesh Liberation War and worked as a liaison officer. He was the minister of communication, agriculture, and post and telecommunication in the first cabinet of Bangladesh.[5] He was imprisoned after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and retired from politics after release from prison.[8]

Books

  • রাজনীতির সেকাল ও একাল

Personal life

He was married to Shaukat Ara Aziz. The couple had a son and two daughters.[9]

Death

Aziz died on 8 April 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Mosharrof. "PM condoles death of AL leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 306. ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Mosharrof. "President mourns death of ex-agriculture minister Abdul Aziz". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ↑ ‘মানুষের মৌলিক দাবির কিছু কিছু বাস্তবায়ন করতে পারি নাই’. Channel i (in Bengali). 16 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Veteran AL leader, freedom fighter Abdul Aziz dies". Dhaka Tribune. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ↑ জীবন-মৃত্যুর সন্ধিক্ষণে বঙ্গবন্ধুর সহচর শেখ আব্দুল আজিজ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019.
  7. ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধুর ঘনিষ্ঠ সহচর শেখ আব্দুল আজিজ আর নেই. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 9 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jail Killing Day: Bangladesh remembers 4 national leaders". Dhaka Tribune. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধুর সহচর ও আওয়ামী লীগের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সদস্য আবদুল আজিজ আর নেই. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 8 April 2019.
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