Mujibul Huq
Bangladeshi civil servant
About Mujibul Huq
Lived 1930 – 2014 (aged 83–84).
Mujibul Huq was a Bangladesh civil servant and recipient of the Independence Day Award of Bangladesh.
Early life and education Huq was born on 31 December 1930 to a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikhs from the village of Gabha, which lies on the border of Banaripara and Jhalokati Sadar. The Sheikhs of Gabha were descendants of Sheikh Ibrahim, a convert who belonged to the Hindu Dewan-Majumdar family of Barukathi and was awarded land in Gabha by the Mughals.
Huq studied in Dhaka University and was involved in the Language Movement of 1952. He taught in University of Dhaka for a while.
Career Huq joined the Pakistan civil service in 1954. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he served as the secretary in a number of ministries including the defense ministry. He was the chairman of the National Pay Commission. He retired in 1988 as the cabinet secretary and in 1993, he was awarded the Atishdipankar Gold Medal. In 2005, he was awarded the Independence Day Award.
Death Huq died on 12 January 2014.
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Who was Mujibul Huq?
Bangladeshi civil servant (1930–2014)
When was Mujibul Huq born?
Mujibul Huq was born in 1930 in Barishal District.
When did Mujibul Huq die?
Mujibul Huq died on 12 January 2014.
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