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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. K. Anwar
| office = [[Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh)|Minister of Agriculture]]
| term_start = 28 October 2001
| term_end = 27 October 2006
| predecessor = [[Matia Chowdhury]]
| successor = Matia Chowdhury
| office1 = Member of parliament
| constituency1 = [[Comilla-1]]
| term_start1 = 5 March 1991
| term_end1 = 27 October 2006
| predecessor1 = Mohammad Mobarak Ali
| successor1 = [[Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan]]
| constituency2 = [[Comilla-2]]
| term_start2 = 25 January 2009
| term_end2 = 24 January 2014
| predecessor2 = [[Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (BNP)|Khandokar Mosharraf Hossain]]
| successor2 = [[Mohammed Amir Hossain]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Homna Upazila|Homna]], [[Comilla District|Tipperah district]], [[Bengal Presidency]]
| birth_name = Mohammad Khorshed Anwar
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = [[Cabinet Secretary]], politician
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|24|1933|1|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| party = [[Bangladesh National Party]]
| native_name = এম কে আনোয়ার
| native_name_lang = bn
}}
'''Mohammad Khorshed Anwar'''<ref name=passes>{{Cite news |title=BNP leader and former minister MK Anwar passes away|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2017/10/24/bnp-leader-and-former-minister-mk-anwar-passes-away|access-date=2020-09-07|date=2017-10-24|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> (known as '''M. K. Anwar'''; 1 January 1933 – 24 October 2017) was a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and a government minister of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt takes hardline|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/govt-takes-hardline-5882|work=The Daily Star|access-date=18 April 2017|language=en|date=8 January 2014}}</ref> He was a five-term [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Comilla-1]] and [[Comilla-2]] constituencies.

==Early life and education==
Anwar was born on 1 January 1933 in [[Homna Upazila|Homna]], [[Comilla District|Tipperah district]], [[Bengal Presidency]]. He passed his matriculation in 1948. He completed his Intermediate of Science (I. Sc.) from [[Dhaka College]] in 1950. He obtained an [[Bachelor of Science|Bachelor of Science (Honours)]] degree in Statistics from the [[University of Dhaka]]. Furthermore, he completed an [[Master of Science]] degree in Statistics from the same university.<ref>https://www.bd-pratidin.com/last-page/2017/10/25/275035</ref>

==Career==
Anwar entered government service in 1956 as an officer of the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP).<ref>https://www.bd-pratidin.com/last-page/2017/10/25/275035</ref> He served as the finance secretary and cabinet secretary.<ref name=passes/> He joined [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP) in 1991.<ref name=bss>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bssnews.net/?p=5809|title=BNP leader MK Anwar passes away |publisher= Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref>

Anwar was first elected as a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member for [[Comilla-1]] at the [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991 general election]]. He was re-elected at the [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] and [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001 general elections]]. He was a standing committee member of the BNP.<ref>{{cite news |title=MK Anwar gets bail|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/mk-anwar-gets-bail|work=The Daily Star|access-date=18 April 2017|language=en|date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arrest warrant issued for BNP leader MK Anwar, 16 others in 2015 sabotage case|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/01/29/arrest-warrant-out-against-bnp-leader-mk-anwar-in-2015-sabotage-case|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh)|minister of agriculture]] in the [[third Khaleda Cabinet]] during 2001–2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan to help Bangladesh grow wheat, cotton|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/03/24/d60324061570.htm|work=The Daily Star|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> He was a vice-president of the party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hasina sworn in as PM|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-70372|work=The Daily Star|access-date=18 April 2017|language=en|date=7 January 2009}}</ref>

==Lawsuits==
In 2014, Anwar was sued by the [[Bangladesh Police]] for causing communal disharmony after he accused the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] of Quran burning during [[Hifazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hifazat-e Islam]] protests, while proclaiming Hifazats innocence.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP leader MK Anwar charged for inciting communal trouble|url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2014/10/20/bnp-leader-mk-anwar-charged-for-inciting-communal-trouble|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> In 2015, Bangladesh police filed a case against him over violence during the 10th national elections. In March 2017, arrest warrants were issued against him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warrants out for BNP leader Barkat Ullah Bulu, 34 others in 2015 violence case|url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2017/03/02/warrants-out-for-bnp-leader-barkat-ullah-bulu-34-others-in-2015-violence-case|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref>

==Death==
Anwar died on 24 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/bnp-leader-mk-anwar-passes-away-dhaka-bangladesh-politics-khaleda-zia-mirza-fakhrul-1481068|title=BNP leader MK Anwar's janaza held, burial tomorrow|date=24 October 2017|work=The Daily Star|access-date=30 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

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