A. K. Faezul Huq

A. K. Faezul Huq
এ কে ফায়জুল হক
Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)
In office
18 February 1979  12 February 1982
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byKhitish Chandra Mondal
ConstituencyBakerganj-15
Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)
In office
12 June 1996  1 October 2001
ConstituencyBarisal Cum Pirojpur
MNA of East Pakistan
In office
1970–1971
ConstituencyNE-65 Bakerganj-VIII
Personal details
Born
Abul Kalam Faezul Huq

15 March 1945
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died19 July 2007(2007-07-19) (aged 62)
Resting placeBanani, Dhaka
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Other political
affiliations
Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse
Rukhsana Faez Huq
(m. 1970)
RelationsRazia Banu (niece)
Children3 daughters and 2 sons
ParentA. K. Fazlul Huq (Father) & Khadija Begum (Mother)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupationlawyer • columnist • politician
NicknameBabu

Abul Kalam Faezul Huq (A. K. Faezul Huq) (Bengali: এ. কে. ফায়জুল হক) (15 March 1945 – 19 July 2007) was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, and columnist. Faezul Huq served as a member of parliament on three occasions, and held various ministerial portfolios including Public Works, Urban Development, Jute, and Textiles after Bangladesh gained independence. He was first elected as a member of the Pakistan National Assembly from the Banaripara Upazila-Swarupkathi-Nazirpur Upazila constituency for the Awami League in 1970.

On 19 July 2007, Faezul Huq died of a heart attack at his residence in Baridhara, Dhaka. His body was buried at Banani graveyard, Dhaka on 20 July 2007.