Mostafa Faruk Mohammad

Mostafa Faruque Mohammad (21 March 1942 – 4 April 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Jessore-2 constituency. He served as the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) during 2012–2014.^[1]

Mostafa Faruque Mohammad
Mohammad in Geneva (2013)
Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
In office 13 September 2012 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Syed Abul Hossain
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Jessore-2
In office 29 December 2008 – 4 January 2014
Preceded by	Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain
Succeeded by	Mohammad Monirul Islam
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-21)21 March 1942 Jessore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	4 January 2017(2017-01-04) (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Early life

Mohammad was born on 21 March 1942 in Krishnanagar, Jhikargachha Upazila, Jessore District, East Bengal, British Raj.^[1]

Career

Mohammad was a diplomat in Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia and Vietnam. In 1979, he worked as Bangladesh's alternative representative to the United Nation Security Council.^[1] He was elected to the parliament in 2008 from Jessore-2.^[2] He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Ministry.^[3] He was made the minister of information and communication technology on 13 September 2012 replacing Syed Abul Hossain.^[1] He was a managing director of SAHCO, a company owned by Hossain.^[4]

Death

Mohammad died on 4 January 2017.^[5]