Zaheed Farooque

Zaheed Farooque
জাহিদ ফারুক
Farooque in Dhaka (2021)
Minister of State for Water Resources
In office
7 January 2019  6 August 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMuhammad Nazrul Islam
Succeeded bySyeda Rizwana Hasan
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Barisal-5
In office
5 January 2019  6 August 2024
Preceded byJebunnesa Afroz
Personal details
Born (1950-11-26) 26 November 1950
Bakerganj, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materUniversity of Peshawar
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1977 - 2008
Rank Colonel
UnitCorps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Commands

Zaheed Farooque (born 26 November 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former State Minister of Water Resources and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-5 constituency during 2019–2024.