ASHK Sadek

ASHK Sadek
Minister of Education
Personal details
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

ASHK Sadek is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, former Member of Parliament and the former Minister of Education.[1][2][3]

Early life

Abu Sharaf Hijbul Kader Sadeq was born on 30 April 1934 in Barenga, Keshabpur, Jessore. His father was the joint commissioner of the Government of Bengal, Yahya Sadeq. he graduated from High School in 1951. He finished his Masters of Art in 1955. He joined the civil service of Pakistan in 1956.[3]

Career

From 1959 to 1961 he was the sub-divisional officer of Nilphamari and Narayanganj. He worked as the Comilla deputy commissioner from 1966 to 1967 and the secretary to the Governor of East Pakistan from 1969 to 1970. He was the secretary to Tajuddin Ahmad, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and later chief secretary to the President of Bangladesh. He was a secretary of a number of ministries and retired from government service in 1988. In 1996 he was elected to the national parliament from Jessore-6 and again in 2001. He was a Minister of Education in the cabinet of Sheikh hasina.[3]

Death and Legacy

He died on 9 September 2007.[3] His wife, Ismat Ara Sadek, is a current government Minister.[4] ASHK Sadek auditorium in Keshabpur is named after him.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tributes paid to ASHK Sadek". The New Nation. The New Nation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mujibnagar Day Celebration Committee meeting held". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Akbar, Md. Ali. "Sadeq, ASHK". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "ASHK Sadeks 8th death anniv today". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Polls freer, fairer under emergency: Ershad". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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