Najmul Hasan Zahed was a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and a member of parliament for

Habiganj-2 Habiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet cons ...

Birth and family life

Zahed was born and raised in a

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family in the village of Kamalkhani in

Habiganj Habiganj (), is a major town and district headquarters of Habiganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Total population of Habiganj is about 86,000. Railroad * Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line Shaistaganj-Habiganj rai ...

Baniachong Upazila Baniachong (), is a village and upazila of Habiganj District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. History Baniachong constituted the grand estate (zamindari) of Anwar Khan, who was looked upon as a raja by the local people. Estate of Baniachong was ...

. His father was Siddiq Hasan, his mother was Syeda Sufya Khatun. His older brother is

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, the founder of BRAC, the world's largest non-governmental organisation. He was the director of the Bangladesh National Tea Company (NTC).

Career

Zahed was elected to parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2001.

Death and legacy

Zahed died of old age at the

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on 16 August 2010 at age 80. He was buried in the Hasan family graveyard in

Baniachong Baniachong (), is a village and upazila of Habiganj District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. History Baniachong constituted the grand estate (zamindari) of Anwar Khan, who was looked upon as a raja by the local people. Estate of Baniachong was ...

. The Najmul Hasan Zahed Academy was named after him.

References

Awami League politicians 2010 deaths 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Baniachong Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division 1930 births {{Sylhet-AL-politician-stub