SM Shafiul Azam (1923 – 4 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi civil servant.

Biography

Shafiul Azam graduated with a degree in Law and English from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

. From 1948 to 1949, Shafiul Azam taught English literature at

Dhaka College Dhaka College (), informally known as DC, is a public educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the subcontinent. It offers Honours degree, honours and Master's degree ...

. He successfully stood first for the

Central Superior Services The Central Superior Services (CSS; or Civil Service) is a permanent elite civil service authority and the civil service that is responsible for running the bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet of ...

of Pakistan examination. In 1969, Shafiul Azam became the first Bengali chief secretary of

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

. After the

Independence of Bangladesh The independence of Bangladesh was Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March ...

, he found himself out of favor with the new government. After the government changed he went on to become Deputy Secretary and cabinet secretary. He served as the Deputy of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. He served as the Minister of Communication, Industry, Jute, and Mineral Resources in the Cabinet of President

Ziaur Rahman Ziaur Rahman (19 January 193630 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of t ...

. Shafiul Azam died on 4 December 1991.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shafiul Azam, SM 1991 deaths Ministers of textiles and jute of Bangladesh Ministers of road transport and bridges of Bangladesh Ministers of power, energy and mineral resources of Bangladesh Bangladeshi civil servants Pakistani civil servants Academic staff of Dhaka College University of Dhaka alumni 1923 births Secretaries of the Cabinet (Bangladesh)