Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman

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A S M Mustafizur Rahman
আ স ম মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 20 March 1991 – January 1996
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Anisul Islam Mahmud
Succeeded by	Abdus Samad Azad
Ministry of Home Affairs
In office 1979 – 27 November 1981
3rd General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
In office 1985–1986
Chaiperson	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Nurul Islam Shishu
Succeeded by	KM Obaidur Rahman
Member of Parliament
In office 5 March 1991 – March 1996
Preceded by	Sheikh Sahidul Islam
Succeeded by	Mir Shakawat Ali Daru
Constituency	Bagerhat-2
In office 1979–1986
Preceded by	Sheikh Abdur Rahman
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mohsin
Constituency	Khulna-2
Personal details
Born	(1934-11-24)24 November 1934 Bagerhat, Bengal, British India
Died	24 November 1996(1996-11-24) (aged 62) Khulna, Bangladesh
Alma mater	Dhaka College Peshawar University
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1955–1973
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Baloch Regiment Regiment of Artillery
Commands	CO of 7th Field Artillery Regiment CO of 15th Field Artillery Regiment Commander of 46th Independent Infantry Brigade

Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman (24 November 1934 – 30 November 1996) was a lieutenant colonel of the Bangladesh Army, a Jatiya Sangsad member of parliament representing the Khulna-2 and Bagerhat-2 constituencies, and a government minister.

Early life

Mustafizur Rahman was born on 24 November 1934 at Ranabijoypur in Bagerhat in the then Bengal Presidency. His father Khan Bahadur Bazlur Rahman was a custom commissioner. He studied in St. Xavier's Collegiate School in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied further in St. Gregory's School in Dhaka, East Bengal and later joined Dhaka College. He graduated from Peshawar University.

Career

Mustafizur Rahman joined the Pakistan army as a cadet in 1952 and received his commission on 13 March 1955. He started his career in the army in the Fifth Baloch Regiment. In 1956 he was selected to be an artillery officer. He worked in the Inter-Service Detective Branch. He completed his PSC degree from the Command and Staff College in Queta, Pakistan in 1962. After the independence of Bangladesh, he joined the Bangladesh army and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1973. He retired from service soon after.

Mustafizur Rahman started his political career after retirement from the army. President Ziaur Rahman placed him in charge of the Ministry of Home in 1977. In 1978 he was made the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1979 he was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-2 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. he served as the Home Minister until 27 November 1981. He was the Commerce Minister in the Abdus Sattar cabinet. He was elected as general secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1985.

In 1991, Mustafizur Rahman was elected to parliament and served subsequently as the foreign minister from March 1991 to March 1996. He served as the president of Gulshan Rotary Club and Cricket Control Board. He was a former chairman of National Sports Control Board and Mohammedan Sporting Club and Brothers Union Club. In 1993 he received the Gawanghwa Medal from the South Korean government.

Mustafizur Rahman died on 30 November 1996.