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A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi

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A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi
আফম ফখরুল ইসলাম মুন্সী
Member of Bangladesh Parliament Comilla-4
In office
1986–1990
Minister of Shipping and Finance
In office
1988–1990
Personal details
Born(1947-11-29)29 November 1947
Debidwar, Tippera District, Chittagong Division, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Other political
affiliations
Jatiya Party
Children2, including Razee Mohammad Fakhrul

A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi (29 November 1947 – 21 October 2023) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Comilla-4 from 1986 to 1990.[1]

Career

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Munshi was elected to parliament from Comilla-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2][3] He served as the minister of shipping and finance in the cabinet of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He joined the Awami League after his term ended.[4] He was the president of the Bangladesh Agro Processors Association.[5]

Personal life and death

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Munshi had two sons; the elder son Raquib Mohammad Fakhrul is a businessman, and alumnus of Harvard Business School. Younger son Razee Mohammad Fakhrul is a member of parliament from the Bangladesh Awami League.[4]

Following a stroke, A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi died in Dhaka on 21 October 2023, at the age of 75.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Awami League announces new advisory council". Daily Sun. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Nabil, Zahir Hassan. "Young in Politics". Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Workshop on post harvest". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Former deputy minister Fakhrul Islam Munshi dies at 76". bdnews24.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.