Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad

Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-3 constituency.^[1] He served as the state minister of 5 different ministries during 2001–2006 in the Second Khaleda Cabinet - Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Jute, Ministry of NGO Affairs, and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad
লুৎফর রহমান খান আজাদ
State Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
In office 9 July 2006 – 29 October 2006
Preceded by	Mohammad Quamrul Islam
State Minister of NGO Affairs
In office 6 May 2004 – 9 July 2006
State Minister of Jute
In office 22 May 2003 – 6 May 2004
Succeeded by	Position abolished
State Minister of Labour and Employment
In office 11 March 2002 – 22 May 2003
Succeeded by	Amanullah Aman
State Minister of Science and Technology
In office 10 October 2001 – 11 March 2002
Member of Parliament for Tangail-3
In office 5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Saidur Rahman Khan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Matiur Rahman
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Azad was elected from Tangail-3 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1991, 1996, and 2001. In the three elections he beat Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan, candidate of Bangladesh Awami League and his cousin.^[9]

On 2 January 2010, Azad was appointed as one of the international affairs secretaries of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[10]

References

1. "86 ex-BNP MPs back Delwar". The Daily Star. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
2. "Khaleda reshuffles cabinet". gulfnews.com. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. "Representation of women reduced to half". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "Portfolios of eight ministers changed". The Daily Star. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
5. "Portfolios of 2 state ministers changed". The Daily Star. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
6. "HR workers against indemnity to law enforcers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
7. "Govt sets 10pc industrial growth target by 2006". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
8. "Explore job market for migrant workers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
9. "Prospective candidates busy wooing voters for next JS polls". The Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
10. "Delwar stays secy general". The Daily Star. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2018.