Morshed Khan

Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician and was the foreign minister of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006. Prior to entering politics, Khan was one of the most successful businessmen in Bangladesh. His many assets and holdings in Bangladesh include Citycell, Pacific Motors and Arab Bangladesh Bank.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. After his return to Bangladesh, he 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.