Zaheed Farooque

Zaheed Farooque
Zaheed Farooque
জাহিদ ফারুক
	Farooque in Dhaka (2021)
Minister of State for Water Resources
	In office; 7 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Muhammad Nazrul Islam
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament; for Barisal-5
	In office; 5 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Jebunnesa Afroz
Personal details
Born	26 November 1950 (age 73); Bakerganj, East Bengal, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater	University of Peshawar
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1977 - 2008
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Corps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Commands	Commandant of 902nd Central EME Workshop; Commandant of EME Centre and School;

Zaheed Farooque (born 26 November 1950)^[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former State Minister of Water Resources and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-5 constituency during 2019–2024.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Farooque was elected to 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]

On 23 August 2024, charges were filed against him and at least 377 others for their role in an attack on the offices of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Barisal during the Non-cooperation movement (2024) on 5 August.^[4]

References

^ "Constituency 123_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Barishal-5 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "Members of new cabinet announced (Full list)". banglanews24.com. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ Swapan, Anisur Rahman (22 August 2024). "Case filed against former minister, 377 others for vandalizing BNP office in Barisal". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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[1] "Constituency 123_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[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.

[4] Swapan, Anisur Rahman (22 August 2024). "Case filed against former minister, 377 others for vandalizing BNP office in Barisal". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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