Zaheed Farooque

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Zaheed Farooque
জাহিদ ফারুক
Farooque in Dhaka (2021)
Minister of State for Water Resources
Assumed office
7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMuhammad Nazrul Islam
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
5 January 2019
Preceded byJebunnesa Afroz
ConstituencyBarisal-5
Personal details
Born (1950-11-26) 26 November 1950 (age 73)
Bakerganj, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Barisal, Bangladesh)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materUniversity of Peshawar
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1977 - 2008
Rank Colonel
UnitCorps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Commands

Zaheed Farooque (born 26 November 1950)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the incumbent State Minister of Water Resources and Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-5 constituency since January 2019.

Career[edit]

Colonel (Retd) Farooque was elected to the parliament on 30 December 2018 from Barisal-5 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[2] He was appointed the State Minister of Water Resources in the Fourth Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Constituency 123_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. ^ "Barishal-5 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Members of new cabinet announced (Full list)". banglanews24.com. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.