Mirza Nurul Huda

Mirza Nurul Huda (1 August 1919 – 22 December 1991) was an economist and academic who served as the 3rd Vice President of Bangladesh.^[2] He served as the governor of East Pakistan and the finance minister of Bangladesh.^[2]

Mirza Nurul Huda
মির্জা নূরুল হুদা
Huda at the European Union in Brussels (1976)
4th Vice President of Bangladesh
In office 24 November 1981 – 23 March 1982
President	Abdus Sattar
Preceded by	Abdus Sattar
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mohammadullah
Minister of Commerce
In office 1 March 1982 – 28 February 1984
Preceded by	Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman
Succeeded by	Mohammed Abdul Matin
In office 1 June 1976 – 22 December 1976
Preceded by	Ziaur Rahman
Succeeded by	Saifur Rahman
Minister of Industries
In office 12 February 1982 – 27 February 1982
Preceded by	Jamal Uddin Ahmad
Succeeded by	Muhammad Yusuf Ali
In office 26 November 1975 – 23 January 1976
Preceded by	Ziaur Rahman
Succeeded by	AKM Hafizuddin
Minister of Finance
In office 15 April 1979 – 24 April 1980
Preceded by	Ziaur Rahman
Succeeded by	Saifur Rahman
Minister of Planning
In office 26 January 1976 – 15 April 1979
Preceded by	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Succeeded by	Fasihuddin Mahtab
8th Governor of East Pakistan
In office 23 March 1969 – 24 March 1969
Preceded by	Abdul Monem Khan
Succeeded by	Muzaffaruddin
Minister of Finance of East Pakistan
In office 29 March 1965[1] – 1969
Preceded by	Md. Hafizur Rahman
Personal details
Born	(1919-08-01)1 August 1919 Jangalia, Bengal, British India
Died	22 December 1991(1991-12-22) (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Spouse	Kulsum Huda
Children	Simeen Mahmud Mirza Najmul Huda Zareen Ahmed
Relatives	Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (father-in-law) Wahiduddin Mahmud (son-in-law)
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Cornell University

Early life

Huda was born in Jangalia village, Tangail, British India (now Delduar Upazila, Bangladesh) on 1 August 1919.^[2] He studied at the Bindubashini High School in Tangail.^[3] He completed his bachelor's and master's from the University of Dhaka and graduated in 1940 and 1941 respectively. In 1949, he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Cornell University. The same year he joined the economics faculty at the University of Dhaka.^[2] In late 1952, the Radio Pakistan, Dhaka had arranged debates with Huda as the moderator.^[3] He went to London for a year as a Nuffield Fellow in 1955.^[3]

Career

From 1962 to 1965, he was the member of the planning commission of Pakistan. He protested against the economic discrimination of East Pakistan.^{[citation needed]} He was the Ministry of Planning and Finance of East Pakistan from 1965 to 1969.^[2] On 23 March 1969, he replaced Abdul Monem Khan as the governor of East Pakistan but he had to resign from the position a day after upon the declaration of martial law in Pakistan by Yahya Khan.^[2] He went back to his teaching profession and in 1969, he was made the chairman of the economics department of the University of Dhaka.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 May 1976, Petrus Lardinois, Member of the CEC in charge of Agriculture, received Mirza Nurul Huda, Member of the Bengladeshi President's Council of Advisers in charge of Agriculture, Trade, Finance, Industries and Planning, at the Berlaymont building in Brussels. They discussed the development of rural infrastructure, family planning and the need for Bangladesh to continue to receive Community food aid.

Huda was appointed a member of the council of advisers of government of Bangladesh on 26 November 1975 and held the charge of the ministries of agriculture, commerce, finance, industries and planning. In 1979, President Ziaur Rahman appointed him the minister of finance of Bangladesh. He was made vice president by Justice Abdus Sattar on 24 November 1981 and served until 23 March 1982.^[4][2]

Works

Huda had about twenty research publications to his credit. He edited the book titled "The Test of Time: My Life and Days" written by Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan.^[5]

Personal life and death

Huda at Radio Pakistan, Dhaka (1952)

Huda was married to Kulsum Huda, a daughter of Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan.^[3] Kulsum was one of the founders and vice chancellors of Central Women's University. Their daughter Simeen Mahmud (d. 2018) was a demographer at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.^[6] Simeen was married to the economist Wahiduddin Mahmud. Their eldest son Mirza Najmul Huda is an economist.^[7][8] Another daughter is Zareen Huda Ahmed.^[9]

Huda died on 22 December 1991 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[2]