Sheikh Abdul Aziz (Bangladeshi politician)

Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1929 – 8 April 2019)^[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Minister of Information from April 1973 to September 1973.^[2][3]

Sheikh Abdul Aziz
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office 16 March 1973 – 4 October 1973
Preceded by	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Minister of Agriculture
In office 13 January 1972 – 16 March 1973
Preceded by	Phani Bhushan Majumder
Succeeded by	Abdus Samad Azad
Member of Parliament
In office 7 March 1973 – 6 November 1975
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Abdul Latif Khan
Personal details
Born	27 February 1929 Morrelganj Upazila, Bagerhat District, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died	8 April 2019(2019-04-08) (aged 90) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Early life

Aziz was born in 1929 in Teligati, Morelganj Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Bengal, British India. He completed his B.A. at Calcutta University and then his M.A. and law degree at Dhaka University.^[4]

Career

Aziz was a founding member of Awami League and a close associate of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a key leader of the Mujibnagar government during the Bangladesh Liberation war and worked as a liaison officer. He was the Minister of communication, agriculture, and post and telecommunication in the first cabinet of Bangladesh.^[4] He was imprisoned after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[5]

Death

Aziz died on 8 April 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[4]