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A. K. Fazlul Huq

1873 - 1962

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Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (26 October 1873 – 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Bengali lawyer and politician who served as the first and longest prime minister of Bengal during the British Raj. He is well-known to present the Lahore Resolution which had the objective of creating an independent Pakistan. Born in 1873 to a Bengali Muslim family in British Bengal, Huq held important political offices in the subcontinent, including president of the All India Muslim League (1916–1921), general secretary of the Indian National Congress (1916–1918), education minister of Bengal (1924), mayor of Calcutta (1935), prime minister of Bengal (1937–1943), advocate general of East Bengal (1947–1952), chief minister of East Bengal (1954), home minister of Pakistan (1955–1956) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956–1958). He was first elected to the Bengal Legislative Council from Dhaka in 1913; and served on the council for 21 years until 1934. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. A. K. Fazlul Huq is the 15,094th most popular politician (down from 12,397th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 29th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Bangladeshi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, A. K. Fazlul Huq ranks 15,094 out of 19,576. Before him are Tomás Gomensoro Albín, Ivan Osterman, Miguel Antonio Caro, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Charlie Whiting, and Tony Benn. After him are Oskar Fischer, Cheddi Jagan, Nina Agadzhanova, Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero, Roselyne Bachelot, and Tibni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, A. K. Fazlul Huq ranks 168. Before him are Charles P. Dixon, E. T. Whittaker, Eduardo Schaerer, Julieta Lanteri, Dimitri Arakishvili, and Lucien Mérignac. After him are Dimitrios Maximos, Harry Spanjer, Oskari Tokoi, Betty Nansen, William D. Coolidge, and Luise Fleck. Among people deceased in 1962, A. K. Fazlul Huq ranks 175. Before him are Albert William Herre, Clara Blandick, Morris Louis, Jorma Valkama, Julius Lenhart, and Zdeněk Nejedlý. After him are G. M. Trevelyan, Karen Lachmann, Axel Nordlander, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Helena Kottler Vurnik, and Jean Amrouche.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, A. K. Fazlul Huq ranks 42 out of 74. Before him are Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918), Motiur Rahman Nizami (1943), Kalpana Datta (1913), Pritilata Waddedar (1911), Mrinal Sen (1923), and Ritwik Ghatak (1925). After him are Suchitra Sen (1931), Humayun Ahmed (1948), Nurul Amin (1893), Bagha Jatin (1879), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921), and Ahmed Sofa (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bangladesh

Among politicians born in Bangladesh, A. K. Fazlul Huq ranks 18. Before him are A. B. Bardhan (1924), Tajuddin Ahmad (1925), Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926), Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918), Motiur Rahman Nizami (1943), and Kalpana Datta (1913). After him are Nurul Amin (1893), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921), Syed Nazrul Islam (1925), Moudud Ahmed (1940), Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921), and A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915).

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