Mostafa Faruque Mohammad (21 March 1942 – 4 April 2017) was a

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politician and a member of

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representing the

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constituency. He served as the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) during 2012–2014.

Early life

Mohammad was born on 21 March 1942 in Krishnanagar, Jhikargachha Upazila,

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Career

Mohammad was a diplomat in Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia and Vietnam. In 1979, he worked as Bangladesh's alternative representative to the

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. He was elected to the parliament in 2008 from Jessore-2. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Ministry. He was made the minister of information and communication technology on 13 September 2012 replacing

Syed Abul Hossain Syed Abul Hossain (1 August 1951 – 25 October 2023) was a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He was the managing director and chairman of SAHCO International Ltd. He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) for fo ...

. He was a managing director of SAHCO, a company owned by Hossain.

Death

Mohammad died on 4 January 2017.

References

1942 births 2017 deaths People from Jessore District Politicians from Khulna Division Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Ministers of posts, telecommunications and information technology of Bangladesh High commissioners of Bangladesh to India {{Khulna-AL-politician-stub