Asaduzzaman Khan
1st Leader of the Opposition
In office 18 February 1979 – 24 March 1982
President	Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar
Prime Minister	Shah Azizur Rahman
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sheikh Hasina
Jute Minister of Bangladesh
In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975
President	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Prime Minister	Muhammad Mansur Ali
Minister of Port, Navigation, and Inland Water Transport
In office 18 August 1975 – 6 November 1975
President	Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Personal details
Born	c. 1916 Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	21 January 1992(1992-01-21) (aged 75–76) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

Asaduzzaman Khan (1916 – 21 January 1992) was a Bangladeshi politician and government minister.^[1]

Early life

Khan was born in 1916 in Kishoreganj, East Bengal, British Raj. He finished law degree from the University of Dhaka and M.A. in history from there.^[2]

Career

In 1941, Khan joined the Bengal Civil Service, judicial branch. He was also a part-time lecturer of University of Dhaka's Law Department and a lawyer in the High Court. In 1965, he was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1965. He served as the leader of the opposition in the assembly 1967 and joined Awami League in 1969. He served as the minister of jute in the cabinet of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 and later the Minister of Port, Navigation, and Inland Water Transport in the Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad cabinet. In 1979, he was elected head of the Awami League and served as the leader of the opposition.^[2]

Death

Khan died on 21 January 1992 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[2]

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