Tafazzal Hossain Khan
Bangladeshi politician (1920–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tafazzal Hossain Khan (known as T. H. Khan; 21 October 1920 – 16 January 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-1 constituency for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1]
Tafazzal Hossain Khan | |
|---|---|
তোফাজ্জেল হোসেন খান | |
| Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-1 | |
| In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Delwar Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Md. Emdadul Haque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1920 Haluaghat, Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British Raj |
| Died | 16 January 2022 (aged 101) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Khan was born on 21 October 1920[2] in Haluaghat Upazila of Mymensingh district.[3][4] He passed Matriculation from Phulpur High School in Mymensingh and Intermediate from Ananda Mohan College. He completed a law degree at Dhaka University.[5]
Khan was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[6][7] He served as the president of Supreme Court Bar Association and the Nationalist Lawyers' Forum.[1]
Khan was married to Raushan Ara Jobaida Khanam.[8] They had three sons and one daughter.[5] Their eldest son Afzal H. Khan was also elected to parliament. Jobaida died in 2011 at the age of 69.[8]
Khan turned 100 in October 2020, and died from pneumonia in Dhaka on 16 January 2022, at the age of 101.[9] He was buried at Outi, his ancestral village in Haluaghat Upazila of Mymensingh District.[1]
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