Enamul Haque (politician)

Md Enamul Haque Zoj
এনামুল হক জজ
Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-10
In office 10 May 1986 – 15 February 1991
Preceded by	Aftab Uddin Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Altaf Hossain Golandaz
Personal details
Born	c. 1939 Gafargaon, Bengal, British India
Died	11 January 2023 (aged 83) Gafargaon, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Md Enamul Haque Zoj (c. 1939 – 11 January 2023) was a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-10 constituency.^[1]

Early life

Zoj studied at a Cadet College in Islamabad, Pakistan. He had completed his graduation in Lahore University. He later joined the Pakistan Army in 1968 as secretary of the Cumilla Armed Services Board until 1969.^[2] His father, Abdus Salam, served as a headmaster at different schools including at Gafargaon Islamia Govt High School.^[2]

Career

Zoj was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-10 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.^[3]

Personal life and death

Haque lived in Gafargaon, Mymensingh District with his third wife Ruma Haque and son Noor Elahi (b. 2012/2013).^[2] In January 2021, he was one of 200 people who was donated a house as prime minister's gift at a programme in Gafargaon.^[2]

Haque died on 11 January 2023, at the age of 83.^[4]

References

1. "List of 4th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
2. "Ex-MP finds home in shelter for poor". The Daily Star. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
3. ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
4. তৃতীয় স্ত্রীকে নিয়ে আশ্রয়ণ ঘরে বাস করা সেই এমপি মারা গেছেন. Jaco News 24. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.