Wazi Uddin Khan

Wazi Uddin Khan (Bengali: ওয়াজি উদ্দিন খান; 20 February 1936 – 31 January 2020) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician from Pabna belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected twice as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Wazi Uddin Khan
Member of Parliament for Pabna-3
In office 1986–1988
Preceded by	Jamshed Ali
Succeeded by	A. K. M. Shamsuddin
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Saiful Azam
Succeeded by	K. M. Anowarul Islam
Personal details
Born	(1936-02-20)20 February 1936 Vajpara, Pabna, British India
Died	31 January 2020(2020-01-31) (aged 83) Atua Housepara, Pabna, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Biography

Khan was born on 20 February 1936 at Vajpara in Pabna.^[1][2] He took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.^[3]

Khan was elected as the general secretary of Pabna District Motor Workers' Union in 1972.^[4] He was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation in 1980 and served in that post till his death.^[1]

Khan served as the president of Pabna District unit of Bangladesh Awami League for 25 years.^[2] He was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Pabna-3 in 1986.^[5] He was also elected from that constituency in the Seventh Jatiya Sangsad Election.^[6]

Khan died on 31 January 2020 at his own residence at Atua Housepara in Pabna at the age of 83.^[1][7]