Najmul Hasan Zahed

Najmul Hasan Zahed was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Habiganj-2.[1]

Najmul Hasan Zahed
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
2001–2006
Preceded bySuranjit Sengupta
Succeeded byMd. Abdul Majid Khan
Personal details
Born1930
Kamalkhani, Baniachong, Habiganj
Died16 August 2010
Apollo Hospital Dhaka
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Birth and family life

Zahed was born and raised in a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Kamalkhani in Habiganj's Baniachong Upazila. His father was a Sylheti zamindar called Siddiq Hasan from the famous Hasan family. His mother was Syeda Sufya Khatun. His older brother is Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC, the world's largest non-governmental organisation. He was the director of the Bangladesh National Tea Company (NTC).[2][3]

Career

Zahed was elected to parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2001.[4]

Death and legacy

Zahed died of old age at the Apollo Hospital Dhaka on 16 August 2010 at 80 years of age. He was buried in the Hasan family graveyard in Baniachong. The Najmul Hasan Zahed Academy was named after him.[3]

References
  1. "I will never quit Awami League: Nazmul Hasan Zahed MP". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. সাবেক সাংসদ নাজমুল হাসান জাহেদ আর নেই. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 31 August 2019.
  3. আওয়ামী লীগের সাবেক এমপি নাজমুল হাসান জাহেদের ইন্তেকাল. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "Habiganj 2 constituency: Internal feuds in AL, BNP before election". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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