A. J. M. Aminul Haque was a Bangladesh Army officer and veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was awarded the Bir Uttom, Bangladesh's second-highest military gallantry award.[1] [2] He was the commanding officer of the 8th East Bengal Regiment during the war and retired as a brigadier general from Bangladesh Army.[3]
Haque was born in Banshbaria village, Tungipara Upazila, Gopalganj District.[4] His father was Nurul Haque and his mother was Fatema Zohra.
Haque was stationed in Dhaka Cantonment in the field intelligence unit of Pakistan Army. After the start of Bangladesh Liberation War, he fled Dhaka Cantonment and joined the 8th East Bengal Regiment, under Z force of Major Ziaur Rahman, of the Mukti Bahini. He established his base Munshirhat.[5] He led a mission to rescue his deputy Captain Amin Ahmed Chowdhury and other wounded personnel after a Mukti Bahini raid on Nakshi Border Outpost (BOP).[6] Captain Shamsul Alam died in a mine explosion in the attack.[7] He was awarded the Bir Uttom for his contribution to the war.[8]
Haque retired from Bangladesh Army as a Brigadier General.[9]
In 1994, as convener of the Muktijoddha Kendriya Command Council, Haque created a 84 thousand person list of veterans of Bangladesh Liberation War.[10] Before him another list was created by Amin Ahmed, managing director of Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust, created a list collecting data from the Indian government which is referred to as the Indian list.[11]
In December 2020, Haque visited India in a 20-member delegation led by Muhammad Enamul Huq, State Minister of Power, along with are Major General Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Major General A. T. M. Abdul Wahab, Major General Jibon Kanai Das, and Abed Khan to make victory day of Bangladesh.[12]
Haque was married to Maryam Haque and they had one son and one daughter. They lived in Mohakhali DOHS.
Haque died in 2011.