Brig. General (Retd) Mohammad Enamul Huq is a

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Awami League politician. He was State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in Second Hasina Cabinet.

Early life

Huq was born on 10 January 1947 to a

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family in the village of Chandpur in Shahbazpur Union, Nawabganj,

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. He was the eldest among the five sons and three daughters of Mohammad Mozahar Hossain and Ferdaus Mahal. He completed his

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from Humayun Reza High School in 1962, and passed his

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(Science Division) from

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in 1964. Huq earned his

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degree in Electrical Engineering from

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in 1968.

Career

Huq served as a commissioned officer in the

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. He retired as a Brigadier General. He was elected to Parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in 2008.

References

Awami League politicians Living people State ministers of power, energy and mineral resources 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladesh Army brigadiers Comilla Victoria Government College alumni 1947 births People from Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj 20th-century Bangladeshi military personnel 21st-century Bangladeshi military personnel {{Bangladesh-bio-stub