Tafazzal Hossain Khan

Tafazzal Hossain Khan (known as T. H. Khan; 21 October 1920 – 16 January 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-1 constituency for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[1]

Tafazzal Hossain Khan
তোফাজ্জেল হোসেন খান
Minister of Education
In office 11 February 1982 – 24 March 1982
Preceded by	Shah Azizur Rahman
Succeeded by	A. Majeed Khan
Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-1
In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded by	Md. Delwar Hossain
Succeeded by	Md. Emdadul Haque
Personal details
Born	(1920-10-21)21 October 1920 Haluaghat, Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died	16 January 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 101) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Life and career

Khan was born on 21 October 1920^[2] in Haluaghat Upazila of Mymensingh district.^[3][4] He passed Matriculation from Phulpur High School in Mymensingh and Intermediate from Ananda Mohan College. He completed a law degree at Dhaka University.^[5]

Khan was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.^[6][7] He served as the president of Supreme Court Bar Association and the Nationalist Lawyers' Forum.^[1]

Khan was married to Raushan Ara Jobaida Khanam.^[8] They had three sons and one daughter.^[5] Their eldest son Afzal H. Khan was also elected to parliament. Jobaida died in 2011 at the age of 69.^[8]

Khan turned 100 in October 2020, and died from pneumonia in Dhaka on 16 January 2022, at the age of 101.^[9] He was buried at Outi, his ancestral village in Haluaghat Upazila of Mymensingh District.^[1]