Khwaja Zakiuddin

Khwaja Zakiuddin (9 January 1918 – 16 January 2003) was a Bengali aristocrat and Pakistani statesman. He was a member of the Dhaka Nawab family.

Early life Zakiuddin was born on 9 January 1918. His father was Khwaja Shahabuddin, a Pakistan government Minister, and his mother was Farhat Banu, a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. He graduated from the University of Dhaka and then went to University College, London. He survived the London Blitz during World War II.

Career After returning from London Zakiuddin joined the Grindlays Bank in Bombay in 1943. He was one of the first Indian Muslims to be employed in a British Bank in India. He worked in Grindlays Bank branches in Kolkata, Karachi, and Peshawar. He joined the State Bank of Pakistan in the 1950s.

Personal life Zakiuddin married Begum Binoo on 11 October 1943. Yasmeen served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Pakistan. Zakiuddin's brother, Khwaja Wasiuddin, was a Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army.

Death Zakiuddin died on 16 January 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan.