Shamsul Huq
Indian Bengali politician (1918–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shamsul Huq (1918–1965) was a Pakistani Bengali politician who led a parliamentary committee in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan to advocate for the recognition of the Bengali language during the Language movement of the 1950s.[1] He was also the first and third general secretary of the Awami League,[2] which played a key role in Bengali nationalist movement in the 1950s and 1960s.[3]
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Shamsul Haq | |
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শামসুল হক | |
Born | (1918-02-01)1 February 1918 |
Died | 1965 |
Citizenship | British Indian (1918-1947) Pakistani (1947-1965) |
Known for | Politician |
Political party | Muslim League later Awami League |
Spouse | Late Afia Khatun |
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