M. K. Anwar | |
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এম কে আনোয়ার | |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Matia Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Matia Chowdhury |
Member of parliament | |
In office 5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Mobarak Ali |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan |
Constituency | Comilla-1 |
In office 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Khandokar Mosharraf Hossain |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Amir Hossain |
Constituency | Comilla-2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammad Khorshed Anwar 1 January 1933 Homna, Tipperah district, Bengal Presidency |
Died | 24 October 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 84)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh National Party |
Occupation | Cabinet Secretary, politician |
Mohammad Khorshed Anwar [1] (known as M. K. Anwar; 1 January 1933 – 24 October 2017) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a government minister of Bangladesh. [2] He was a five-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-1 and Comilla-2 constituencies.
Anwar joined in the government service in 1953 as an officer of Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP). [3] Until his retirement from government positions, he had served as the finance secretary and cabinet secretary. [1] He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1991. [3]
Anwar was first elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member for Comilla-1 at the 1991 general election. He was re-elected at the 1996 and 2001 general elections. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [4] [5] He served as the Minister of Agriculture under Second Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006. [6] He was a vice-president of the party. [7]
In 2014, Anwar was sued by Bangladesh Police for causing communal disharmony after he accused Bangladesh Awami League of burning Quran during Hifazat-e Islam protests, while proclaiming Hifazats innocence. [8] In 2015, Bangladesh police filed a case against him over violence during the 10th national elections. In March 2017, arrest warrants were issued against him. [9]
Anwar died on 24 October 2017. [10]