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| name = A. S. M. Feroz<br />
| native_name = আ. স. ম. ফিরোজ<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| image = A. S. M. Feroz, October 2017.jpg<br />
| caption = A. S. M. Feroz in October 2017<br />
| office = [[Chief Whip (Bangladesh)|10th Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad|Parliament Speaker]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury]]<br />
| term_start = 2014<br />
| term_end = 2018<br />
| primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Md. Abdus Shahid]]<br />
| successor = [[Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton]]<br />
| office2 = Member of Parliament of [[Patuakhali-2]]<br />
| term2 = 6th term<br />
| term_start2 = 2008<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Shahidul Alam Talukder]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|02|01}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] <br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| residence = <br />
| alma_mater = [[Brojomohun College]]<br />
| occupation = Jute Spinning Mill Business<br />
}}<br />
'''A. S. M. Feroz''' ({{lang-bn|আ. স. ম. ফিরোজ}}) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician, the incumbent Member of Parliament from [[Patuakhali-2]], and chief whip of the parliament.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chowdhury|first=Kamran Reza |title=ASM Feroz appointed chief whip |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/01/24/asm-feroz-appointed-chief-whip |accessdate=8 November 2018 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=24 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Feroz was born on 1 February 1952.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Constituency 112 Patuakhali-2 |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/medias/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/761-constituency-112|website= parliament.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=18 February 2020}}</ref> He has a M.A. degree in history from [[Brojomohun College]].<ref name="bio"/> He is a veteran of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name="asm">{{cite web |title=ASM Feroz made Chief Whip |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/01/24/asm-feroz-made-chief-whip |website=bdnews24.com|date=24 January 2014|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Feroz was first elected to parliament in 1979 during the tenure of President and military chief [[Ziaur Rahman]]. He joined the Bangladesh Awami League in 1986. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 as an independent candidate.<ref name="asm" /> He was elected to Parliament from Patuakhali-2 in 2008 and 2014 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League.<ref name="bio"/> He served in the 9th Jatiya Sangsad as the whip and was appointed the [[Chief Whip (Bangladesh)|chief whip]] in the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.<ref name="asm" /><ref>{{cite news |title=ASM Feroz made chief whip |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/asm-feroz-made-chief-whip-8271 |accessdate=8 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=24 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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Feroz owns M/S Patuakhali Jute Mills which has 260 million taka in outstanding loans from [[Sonali Bank]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-11-26|title=No bar for ASM Feroz to contest polls|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/js-polls-2018/no-bar-asm-feroz-contest-11th-bangladesh-parliamentary-election-2018-1664962|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> The Bank rescheduled the loan so that he could stand for elections in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> He was re-elected from Patuakhali-2 with 185,783 votes while his nearest rival, Salma Alam of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 5,660 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-25|title=Patuakhali-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Patuakhali-2&d=barishal|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In July 2020, Feroz was removed from the post of Director of [[Mercantile Bank (Bangladesh)|Mercantile Bank Limited]] over his defaulted loans by [[Bangladesh Bank]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-05|title=BB removes Mercantile Bank director Feroz Alam|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/2020/07/05/bb-removes-mercantile-bank-director-feroz-alam|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> In February 2021, 10 people were injured in clashes between supporters of Feroz and Ziaul Haque Jewel, mayor of Baufal Municipality Mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=10 injured as two AL factions clash in Patuakhali|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/10-injured-two-al-factions-clash-patuakhali-2049121|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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