A. K. Faezul Huq

A. K. Faezul Huq was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, and columnist. Huq served as a member of parliament on three occasions, and held various ministerial portfolios including Public Works, Urban Development, Jute, and Textiles since the independence of Bangladesh.

He was first elected member of Pakistan National Assembly(MNA) from Banaripara Upazila-Swarupkathi-Nazirpur Upazila constituency on Awami League nomination in 1970.Born at Calcutta, Faezul was the only son of A. K. Fazlul Huq, then Prime Minister of undivided Bengal.

He attended St. Gregory's High School, Dhaka Notre Dame College, and obtained his BA (Hon's) [Political Science] and MA [English] degrees from Dhaka University in 1966 and 1967 respectively. Later, Faezul completed his Law from Dhaka University, and Central Law College. On July 19, 2007, A. K. Faezul Huq died of heart attack at his residence in Baridhara, Dhaka.