Zahid Maleque
Zahid Maleque | |
|---|---|
জাহিদ মালেক | |
Maleque in 2021 | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Nasim |
| Succeeded by | Samanta Lal Sen |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Harunur Rashid Khan Monno |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Manikganj-3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1959 Manikganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Zahid Maleque (born 11 April 1959) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of health and family welfare. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-3 constituency during 2009–2024.
In 2016, Maleque received WHO award on behalf of the health ministry for reducing child mortality. He has faced criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.