Wazi Uddin Khan

Wazi Uddin Khan (Bengali: ওয়াজি উদ্দিন খান; 20 February 1936 – 31 January 2020) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician from Pabna belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected twice as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Wazi Uddin Khan
Member of Parliament
for Pabna-3
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byJamshed Ali
Succeeded byA. K. M. Shamsuddin
In office
1996–2001
Preceded bySaiful Azam
Succeeded byK. M. Anowarul Islam
Personal details
Born(1936-02-20)20 February 1936
Vajpara, Pabna, British India
Died31 January 2020(2020-01-31) (aged 83)
Atua Housepara, Pabna, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Biography

Khan was born on 20 February 1936 at Vajpara in Pabna.[1][2] He took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[3]

Khan was elected as the general secretary of Pabna District Motor Workers' Union in 1972.[4] He was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation in 1980 and served in that post till his death.[1]

Khan served as the president of Pabna District unit of Bangladesh Awami League for 25 years.[2] He was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Pabna-3 in 1986.[5] He was also elected from that constituency in the Seventh Jatiya Sangsad Election.[6]

Khan died on 31 January 2020 at his own residence at Atua Housepara in Pabna at the age of 83.[1][7]

References
  1. "পাবনার সাবেক এমপি ওয়াজি উদ্দিন খান আর নেই". Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. "সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য ওয়াজি উদ্দিন খান আর নেই". Bonik Barta (in Bengali). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "সাবেক এমপি ওয়াজি উদ্দিন খান আর নেই". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "সাবেক এমপি ওয়াজি উদ্দিন খান মারা গেছেন". Ittefaq (in Bengali). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. "সাবেক সাংসদ ওয়াজি উদ্দিন মারা গেছেন". Manobkantha (in Bengali). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.


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