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.^[2]

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
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India
In office 6 August 1999 – 31 December 2001
Preceded by	C. M. Shafi Sami
Succeeded by	Tufail Karim Haider
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia
In office 3 February 1996 – 12 March 1999
Preceded by	A. M. S. A. Amin
Succeeded by	Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar
In office 7 June 1990 – 6 November 1993
Preceded by	A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan[1]
Succeeded by	Md. Khalequzzaman
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-21)21 March 1942 Jessore, Bengal Province, British India
Died	4 January 2017(2017-01-04) (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party	Bangladesh Awami League

Early life

Mohammad was born on 21 March 1942 in Krishnanagar, Jhikargachha Upazila, Jessore District, East Bengal, British Raj.^[2]

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.^[2] He was elected to the parliament in 2008 from Jessore-2.^[3] He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Ministry.^[4] He was made the minister of information and communication technology on 13 September 2012 replacing Syed Abul Hossain.^[2] He was a managing director of SAHCO, a company owned by Hossain.^[5]

Death

Mohammad died on 4 January 2017.^[6]