Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman | |
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আবুল হাসনাত মোহাম্মদ কামারুজ্জামান | |
 A.H.M. Qamaruzzaman | |
| Minister of Industries | |
| In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Preceded by | Syed Nazrul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Mahmud |
| 5thPresident of Bangladesh Awami League | |
| In office 18 January 1974 – 24 February 1975 | |
| General Secretary | Zillur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Syeda Zohra Tajuddin |
| Member ofJatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 7 April 1973 – 18 January 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Rajshahi |
| 1stMinister of Home Affairs(in exile) | |
| In office 10 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| President |
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| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Mannan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1926-06-26)26 June 1926 |
| Died | 3 November 1975(1975-11-03) (aged 49) Dacca Central Jail,Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Children | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton |
| Occupation | Politician, minister |
| Awards |  Independence Award |
Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman[a] (26 June 1926 – 3 November 1975)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician, government minister and one of the founding leaders of Bangladesh. While serving as the Home Minister toMujibnagar Government, Qamaruzzaman was murdered along withSyed Nazrul Islam,Muhammad Mansur Ali, andTajuddin Ahmed in thejail killings inDhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975 by a group of army officers on the instruction of PresidentMostaq.[2]
Qamaruzzaman was born on 26 June 1926 in the city ofBagatipara Upazila,Natore,Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He obtained degrees in economics from theUniversity of Calcutta in 1946, and a law degree from theRajshahi University in 1956. He began practising after his induction in theRajshahi District bar association. As a student, Qamaruzzaman became active in theMuslim League and worked for thePakistan movement.[citation needed]
Qamaruzzaman joined theAwami League in 1956. He was elected to theNational Assembly of Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and again in 1970. He rose to national party leadership posts in the late 1960s. During theBangladesh Liberation War, Qamaruzzaman served as the minister of relief and rehabilitation in the provisional government of Bangladesh formed atMujibnagar. After the creation of Bangladesh, he won election to the national parliament from Rajshahi in 1973. He resigned on 18 January 1974, to serve as president of the Awami League. In 1975, Qamaruzzaman was appointed minister of industries and a member of the executive committee ofBAKSAL.[3]
After theassassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975, Qamaruzzaman was arrested by the regime of the new presidentKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad and imprisoned in the Dhaka Central Jail withTajuddin Ahmed,Syed Nazrul Islam, andMansur Ali. These four senior Awami League politicians were killed on 3 November 1975, by army officers who were responsible for Mujib's death.[4] Qamaruzzaman's son,A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, is an Awami League politician and the mayor ofRajshahi City.[5]
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