| Office | Minister of Planning
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|---|---|
| Term start | 20 March 1991 |
| Term end | January 1996
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| Predecessor | Mohammad Khaled |
| Successor | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
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| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Bangkok, Thailand
|
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|
A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (1936 – 29 March 2005)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician and industrialist. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-6 constituency during 1979–1982.[2]
Early life
Khan was the eldest son of Abul Kashem Khan, a minister in the central cabinet of the then Pakistan.[1] Foreign minister Morshed Khan was his cousin and brother-in-law.[1] He studied at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling, India, later on at Aitchison College in Lahore, Pakistan.
Career
In 1958, Khan became the managing director of A K Khan & Company and later the chairman in 1991. He was also the founding Chairman of AKTEL and Chairman of COATS Bangladesh, Bengal Fisheries Ltd. He was the President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) from two consecutive terms. In 1977 he was elected President of Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI). As President of FBCCI, he initiated the formation of Islamic Chambers of Commerce & Industry. He was also elected Chairman of the Working Group for drafting of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry Constitution in the Istanbul Conference in 1977. He also participated in the International Labour Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva in 1975 as representative of Bangladesh Employers. He was also chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (East Zone) from 1969 to 1971, founder chairman of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), founder director of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and Director of Sadharan Bima Corporation. He also served as Chairman of Sonali Bank.[1][3][4]
Khan joined politics in 1978 and was also elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1979 from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by President Ziaur Rahman. He became a member of Begum Khaleda Zia's cabinet in 1991 as the planning minister and later as industries minister.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Former minister Zahiruddin Khan passes away. bdnews24.com(2005-03-28). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ↑ List of 2nd Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Scarecrow Press(2003-01-01). ISBN 9780810848634
- ↑ Towards an Islamic Common Market: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Islamic Common Market Held During December 18-20, 1993{{#if:Bhuyan|, Bhuyan}. Islamic Economic Research Bureau(1996-01-01)