Morshed Khan

Morshed Khan
মোরশেদ খান
Khan in 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 November 2001 – 29 October 2006
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
Preceded by A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Succeeded by Iajuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1940-08-08) 8 August 1940
Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political party Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma mater Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Occupation politician
Khan with United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the foreign minister of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006.[1]

Early life

Khan was born in Chittagong. He studied engineering at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering. Following that, he received his postgraduate diploma from Sophia University, Japan.

Career

After his return to Bangladesh, Khan established several industries. He became active in politics first as the chairman to the Committee of Foreign Affairs and then as a special envoy of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led government between 1991 and 1996. He has served several terms in the Jatiyo Sangshad, the national parliament of Bangladesh. He served as the Foreign Minister in the Cabinet from October 2001 until a caretaker government took office to prepare for new elections in October 2006.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Schendel, Willem van (2005). The Bengal borderland: beyond state and nation in South Asia. Anthem Press. pp. 207–. ISBN 978-1-84331-145-4. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "SC allows ACC to appeal against Morshed Khan's acquittal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-04-12.


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