# Afazuddin Fakir

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Bangladeshi politician (born 1925)

Afazuddin Fakir আফাজউদ্দিন ফকির Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Tangail-2 In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982 Preceded by Hatem Ali Talukdar Succeeded by Shamsul Haque Talukder Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan for Mymensingh-II In office 1965–1969 Preceded by Ibrahim Khan Succeeded by Karimuzzaman Talukder Personal details Born (1925-02-01)1 February 1925 Mymensingh district, Bengal Province, British India Died 2 February 2002(2002-02-02) (aged 77) Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Parent Mokbul Hossain Fakir (father) Relatives Lokman Hossain Fakir (brother) Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan (nephew)

**Afazuddin Fakir** (1 February 1925 – 2 February 2000)[1] was a [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/source/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party) politician. He was a [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) member representing the [Tangail-2](/source/Tangail-2) constituency during 1979–1982.

## Background

Afazuddin Fakir was born in 1925 at Nikrail in [Bhuapur](/source/Bhuapur_Upazila) in the then [Mymensingh District](/source/Mymensingh_District), [Bengal Province](/source/Bengal_Presidency), [British India](/source/British_India) (now in [Tangail District](/source/Tangail_District), Bangladesh). He graduated from [Karatia College](/source/Government_Saadat_College) in 1945 and started a jute business in [Narayanganj](/source/Narayanganj).[2]

## Career

As an independent candidate he was elected a member of the National Assembly for constituency Mymensingh-II in 1965.[2]

Fakir was a member of the national committee. He sent a letter to the president of Pakistan, [Yahya Khan](/source/Yahya_Khan), asking him to deescalate the situation in East Pakistan on 13 March 1971 before the start of [Bangladesh Liberation war](/source/Bangladesh_Liberation_war).[3][4] He was elected to the parliament from Tangail-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[5]

Fakir was awarded [Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam](/source/Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam) for his success in business by the [government of Pakistan](/source/Government_of_Pakistan) in 1968.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-anniv_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-anniv_1-1) [আফাজউদ্দিন ফকিরের মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী](https://www.kalbela.com/ajkerpatrika/khobor/262513) [Death anniversary of Afazuddin Fakir]. Kalbela. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Nuruzzaman1968_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Nuruzzaman1968_2-1) Nuruzzaman, Mohammad (1968). *Who's Who*. The Eastern Publications. p. 22. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [46205](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/46205).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["March 13, 1971: Civilian staff of military warned"](https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/march-13-1971-civilian-staff-military-gets-warning-1714384). *The Daily Star*. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["March 13, 1971"](https://www.thedailystar.net/march-13-1971-54399). *The Daily Star*. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_5-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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