Muhammad Enamul Huq

Brig. General (Retd) Mohammad Enamul Huq is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in Second Hasina Cabinet.^[1]

Mohammad Enamul Huq
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
In office 3 May 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Tapan Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Nasrul Hamid
Member of Parliament
In office 2008–2014
Preceded by	Shahjahan Mia
Succeeded by	Golam Rabbani
Constituency	Chapai Nawabganj-1
Personal details
Born	(1947-01-10) 10 January 1947 (age 78) Nawabganj, Malda, British India (Now, Rajshahi, Bangladesh)
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1975-2006
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Commands	Commander of 14th Independent Engineers Brigade Station Commander, Ghatail Commandant of Engineers Centre and School of Military Engineering
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Early life

Huq was born on 10 January 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Chandpur in Shahbazpur Union, Nawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency.^[2] He was the eldest among the five sons and three daughters of Mohammad Mozahar Hossain and Ferdaus Mahal.^[2]

He completed his matriculation from Humayun Reza High School in 1962, and passed his Higher Secondary Certificate (Science Division) from Comilla Victoria College in 1964. Huq earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1968.^[3]

Career

Huq served as a commissioned officer in the Bangladesh Army. He retired as a Brigadier General. He was elected to Parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in 2008.^[2]