Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq

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Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq was a prominent Bengali statesman and political leader who played a key role in pre-independence Indian and Bengali politics, including serving as Prime Minister of Bengal.

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Sher-e-Bangla 1
Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educationist
human
politician
child A. K. Faezul Huq
commemoratedBy Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
linked to: Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
countryOfCitizenship British India
Pakistan
dateOfBirth 1873-10-26
dateOfDeath 1962-04-27
educatedAt Metropolitan Institution, Kolkata
Presidency College, Calcutta
University of Calcutta
ethnicGroup Bengali
fieldOfStudy law
mathematics
fullName Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq
linked to: A. K. Fazlul Huq
givenName Abul Kasem
honorificTitle Sher-e-Bangla
honorificTitleMeaning Tiger of Bengal
ideology Bengali nationalism
agrarian populism
knownFor Bengal Tenancy reforms
linked to: Bengal Tenancy Act

advocacy for peasant rights
leadership in Bengal politics
role in the Lahore Resolution
languageSpoken Bengali
English
memberOf Bengal Legislative Assembly
Central Legislative Assembly of India
movement Bengali peasant movement
Pakistan Movement
United Front movement in East Bengal
nationality Bengali
notableFor leadership of coalition governments in Bengal
support for education and social welfare in Bengal
notableWork moved the Lahore Resolution of 1940
occupation barrister
politician
teacher
officeEnd Governor of East Pakistan 1958
Mayor of Calcutta 1936
Prime Minister of Bengal 1943
officeStart Governor of East Pakistan 1956
Mayor of Calcutta 1935
Prime Minister of Bengal 1937
placeOfBirth Barisal
Bengal Presidency
British India
placeOfBurial Dhaka
Suhrawardy Udyan
placeOfDeath Dhaka
East Pakistan
politicalParty All India Muslim League
Awami League (early association)
linked to: Awami League

Krishak Praja Party
United Front (East Bengal)
positionHeld Advocate General of Bengal
Chief Minister of Bengal
Education Minister of Bengal
Governor of East Pakistan
Home Minister of Pakistan
Mayor of Calcutta
Member of the Bengal Legislative Council
Member of the Central Legislative Assembly of India
President of the All India Muslim League
President of the Krishak Praja Party
Prime Minister of Bengal
region Bengal
religion Islam
spouse Khurshid Begum

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Sher-e-Bangla Nagar namedAfter Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium namedForTitle Sher-e-Bangla
linked to: Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq