Ziaul Haque Zia

Ziaul Haque Zia (Bengali: জ়িয়াউল হ়ক় জ়িয়া; 11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-1 constituency. He served as the minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives between 2001 and 2006.^[2]

Ziaul Haque Zia
জিয়াউল হক জিয়া
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office 10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006[1]
Succeeded by	Jahangir Kabir Nanak
Member of Parliament for Laxmipur-1
In office 20 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	M. A. Gofran
Succeeded by	Nazim Uddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	11 March 1953 Keturi, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency
Died	4 November 2016(2016-11-04) (aged 63) Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Zia was born on 11 March 1953, into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Keturi in Bhadur Union, Ramganj, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh).

Career

Zia started working in Rupali Bank. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1986.^[2] In 2008, the special court convicted Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.^[3][4] In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia.^[5] He was the owner of Royal Filling Station, situated in Dhaka's Mohakhali area. The caretaker government confiscated the station in 2007 but it was later returned to Zia.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy and one daughter, Priyanka Haque^[6]

Death

Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.^[2][7]