Faridul Huda
Bangladeshi politician
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Muhammad Faridul Huda (born 1929 or 1930; died 1999) was a Bangladeshi physician and politician. He was the member of parliament for Comilla-2 from 1979 to 1982. He was, for a time, the state minister for Health & Population Control in the Ziaur Rahman ministry.
Muhammad Faridul Huda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Comilla-2 | |
| In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Taheruddin Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rashid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 or 1930[1] |
| Died | 14 January 1999 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Other political affiliations | National Awami Party (Bhashani) |
| Alma mater | Dhaka Medical College |
| Profession | Physician |
Biography
Huda was born in 1929 or 1930.[1] He earned a degree at Dhaka Medical College.[2]
Career
Huda ran unsuccessfully for the Comilla-II seat in the 1965 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election.[3]
Huda joined the National Awami Party (Bhashani) (NAP (B)). He stood for the National Assembly of Pakistan seat of Comilla-II in the 1970 Pakistani general election. He finished last, receiving 1,819 fewer votes than the fifth-place Convention Muslim League (Fazlul Quader) candidate, Azizur Rahman Mollah.[4]
Bangladesh won its independence from Pakistan in 1971. Huda contested again as a NAP (B) candidate in the 1973 Bangladeshi general election.[5]
In 1979, he was elected to parliament from Comilla-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate.[1][6] He was appointed Minister of State for Health & Population Control by President Ziaur Rahman. On 5 April 1981, he resigned along with three others from the 46-member Council of Ministers.[7]
Death and legacy
Huda died on 14 January 1999. He is buried in Ashuganj, adjacent to the grounds of Kamaura Shaheed Smriti High School, which he founded.[8]
His son, Nazmul Huda Biplob, is also a physician. He sought the BNP nomination for Brahmanbaria-2 in the 2026 Bangladeshi general election.[9]