Najmul Hasan Zahed

Najmul Hasan Zahed was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Habiganj-2.^[1]

Najmul Hasan Zahed
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office 2001–2006
Preceded by	Suranjit Sengupta
Succeeded by	Md. Abdul Majid Khan
Personal details
Born	1930 Kamalkhani, Baniachong, Habiganj
Died	16 August 2010(2010-08-16) (aged 79–80) Apollo Hospital Dhaka
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Birth and family life

Zahed was born and raised in a Bengali Muslim zamindar family in the village of Kamalkhani in Habiganj's Baniachong Upazila. His father was Siddiq Hasan, his mother was Syeda Sufya Khatun. His older brother is Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC, the world's largest non-governmental organisation. He was the director of the Bangladesh National Tea Company (NTC).^[2][3]

Career

Zahed was elected to parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2001.^[4]

Death and legacy

Zahed died of old age at the Apollo Hospital Dhaka on 16 August 2010 at age 80. He was buried in the Hasan family graveyard in Baniachong. The Najmul Hasan Zahed Academy was named after him.^[3]