Azizul Haque (educator)
Khan Bahadur Sir Muhammad Azizul Haque | |
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| High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom | |
| In office December 1941 – May 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Succeeded by | S. E. Runganadhan |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta | |
| In office 1938–1942 | |
| Preceded by | Syama Prasad Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1946 | |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Amin (as Speaker) Mullah Abdul Halim (for constituency) |
| Constituency | Nadia West |
| Education Minister of Bengal | |
| In office 1934–1937 | |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Council | |
| In office 1926–1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1892 Shantipur, Nadia district, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | March 23, 1947 (aged 54) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Spouse | Kaniz Khatun |
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| Occupation | Advocate, diplomat |
Sir Muhammad Azizul Haque, KCSI, CIE (27 November 1892 – 23 March 1947), also known as Muhammad Azizul Huq or Mohammad Azizul Huque, was a Bengali lawyer, writer, educator and public servant. He studied at Presidency College and University Law College in Calcutta. He worked to better the condition of Muslim people, primarily in the rural farmlands. This led him to work with Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque, Sir Abdulla Suhrawardy, Sir Salimullah and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He remained friends with many throughout his life.
He served, from 1926, on the Bengal Legislative Council, as Education minister for Bengal (1934–1937), as the speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937–1942), as the vice-chancellor of Calcutta University (1938–1942), as the High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom (December 1941 – May 1943), and as the member in charge, on the Viceroy's Executive Council, of the Department of Commerce, Food, Industries and Civil supplies (May 1943 – 1945).