Akhtaruddin Ahmad

Akhtaruddin Ahmad was born in 1930 in Nabagram, Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Jhalokathi District, Bangladesh). After obtaining his bachelor's with honors from Brojomohun College, Barisal, he enrolled at the University of Dacca. There, in 1952, he completed his post-graduation in political science—the same year he became a member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan—and later, in 1954, earned a postgraduate degree in law. During this period, he served as president of the East Pakistan Muslim Students' League. In 1958, he returned to the country as a barrister from Britain and began practicing law at the Dacca High Court.^[2] He was a member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan, representing Bakerganj-4.^[3] He was affiliated with the Convention Muslim League and served as its vice-president, as well as president of the Pakistan Peasants and Workers Confederation.^[4][2] During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he was appointed as commerce and industry minister in the Malik ministry of East Pakistan.^[5] After Bangladesh gained independence, on 24 December 1971, the Government of Bangladesh arrested him for collaborating with Pakistan during the war.^[6] He was released on 30 November 1973 after the government declared a general amnesty for detained cabinet members.^[7] Later, he moved to Saudi Arabia, where he began working as a legal advisor for Saudia.^[8]