A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi

A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi
আফম ফখরুল ইসলাম মুন্সী
Member of Bangladesh Parliament Comilla-4
In office 1986–1990
Minister of Shipping and Finance
In office 1988–1990
Personal details
Born	(1947-11-29)29 November 1947 Debidwar, Tippera District, Chittagong Division, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died	21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Other political affiliations	Jatiya Party
Children	2, including Razee Mohammad Fakhrul

A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi (29 November 1947 – 21 October 2023) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Comilla-4 from 1986 to 1990.[1]

Career

Munshi was elected to parliament from Comilla-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2][3] He served as the minister of shipping and finance in the cabinet of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He joined the Awami League after his term ended.[4] He was the president of the Bangladesh Agro Processors Association.[5]

Personal life and death

Munshi had two sons; the elder son Raquib Mohammad Fakhrul is a businessman, and alumnus of Harvard Business School. Younger son Razee Mohammad Fakhrul is a member of parliament from the Bangladesh Awami League.[4]

Following a stroke, A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi died in Dhaka on 21 October 2023, at the age of 75.[6]

References

1. "Awami League announces new advisory council". Daily Sun. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
4. Nabil, Zahir Hassan. "Young in Politics". Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
5. "Workshop on post harvest". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
6. "Former deputy minister Fakhrul Islam Munshi dies at 76". bdnews24.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.