| AKM Samsuzzoha | |
|---|---|
| আবুল খায়ের মোহাম্মদ শামসুজ্জোহা | |
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 7 March 1973 – 15 August 1975 | |
| Succeeded by | ASM Solomon |
| Constituency | Dhaka-30 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1924 Narayanganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 20 February 1987(1987-02-20) (aged 62–63) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Children | Nasim Osman Salim Osman Shamim Osman |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Abul Khayer Mohammad Samsuzzoha (Bengali: আবুল খায়ের মোহাম্মদ শামসুজ্জোহা; 1924 – 20 February 1987) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a Member of Parliament from Narayanganj constituency. He received the Independence Day Award in 2011 posthumously from the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life and education
Samsuzzoha was born in 1924 to politician Mohammad Osman Ali and Jamila Osman in Narayanganj, East Pakistan. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Pradhans from Jamalkandi in present-day Comilla. His father was a founding member of the Awami League.
He graduated from the University of Dhaka.
Career
Samsuzzoha was a founding member of Awami Muslim League. He was involved in the Bengali Language Movement of 1952 that demanded Bengali be made a state language of Pakistan. He was elected a member of parliament at the Pakistani general election in 1970 and Bangladeshi general election in 1973.
Personal life
Samsuzzoha was married to Nagina Zoha. Three of his sons went on to win parliamentary elections – Salim Osman and Nasim Osman were elected from the Jatiya Party, and Shamim Osman is member of Parliament from Bangladesh Awami League.
Samsuzzoha died on 20 February 1987.
References
- ^ "Cabinet Division - Bangladesh - Information and Services - Awards Detail". old.cabinet.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "28th Death Anniversary of AKM Shamsuzzoha observed in Narayanganj". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Hasina stands by Osman family". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Shamim Osmans mother dies". theindependentbd.com. The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Under-fire Narayanganj MP Salim Osman, in leaked phone call, abuses journalist". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Death anniv of Shamsuzzoha observed". Independent. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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