Mostafa Faruk Mohammad Explained

Mostafa Faruque Mohammad
Office:Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Term Start:13 September 2012
Term End:24 January 2014
Predecessor:Syed Abul Hossain
Constituency Mp1:Jessore-2
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:29 December 2008
Term End1:4 January 2014
Predecessor1:Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain
Successor1:Mohammad Monirul Islam
Birth Date:21 March 1942
Birth Place:Jessore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Mostafa Faruque Mohammad (21 March 1942 – 4 April 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. a member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Jessore-2 constituency. He served as the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) during 2012–2014.

Early life

Mohammad was born on 21 March 1942 in Krishnanagar, Jhikargachha Upazila, Jessore district, East Bengal, British Raj.[1]

Career

Mohammad was a diplomat in Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia and Vietnam. In 1979, he worked as Bangladesh's alternative representative to the United Nation Security Council. He was elected to the parliament in 2008 from Jessore-2.[2] He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Ministry.[3] He was made the minister of information and communication technology on 13 September 2012 replacing Syed Abul Hossain. He was a managing director of SAHCO, a company owned by Hossain.[4]

Death

Mohammad died on 4 January 2017.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-minister Mostafa Faruk passes away. 31 March 2018. The Daily Star. 5 January 2017.
  2. News: Former ICT minister Mostafa Faruque Mohammad passes away. 31 March 2018. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004439/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=632251&date=2017-01-04. 1 April 2018. dead.
  3. News: Make integrated efforts to tackle militancy. 31 March 2018. The Daily Star. 13 April 2009. Bangladesh.
  4. Web site: Liton . Shakhawat . Hasan . Rashidul . 2012-09-16 . MKA replaces Shahara . 2023-06-19 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. News: Ex-ICT minister Mostafa dies. 31 March 2018. The Daily Star. Bangladesh. BSS. 5 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004312/https://dev.thedailystar.net/city/ex-ict-minister-mostafa-dies-1340671. 1 April 2018. dead.