Khwaja Zakiuddin
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Khwaja Zakiuddin | |
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| Born | 9 January 1918 |
| Died | 16 January 2003 (aged 85) Karachi, Pakistan |
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Begum Binoo (m. 1943) |
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| Relatives | Khwaja Wasiuddin (brother) |
Khwaja Zakiuddin (9 January 1918 – 16 January 2003) was a Bengali aristocrat and Pakistani statesman. He was a member of the Dhaka Nawab family.
Zakiuddin was born on 9 January 1918. His father was Khwaja Shahabuddin, a Pakistan government Minister, and his mother was Farhat Banu, a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. He graduated from the University of Dhaka and then went to University College, London. He survived the London Blitz during World War II.[1]
Career
After returning from London Zakiuddin joined the Grindlays Bank in Bombay in 1943. He was one of the first Indian Muslims to be employed in a British Bank in India. He worked in Grindlays Bank branches in Kolkata, Karachi, and Peshawar. He joined the State Bank of Pakistan in the 1950s.[1] He retired in 1976.[2]