Morshed Khan
Politician, Person
1940 –
Who is Morshed Khan?
Morshed Khan was the foreign minister of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006. Prior to entering politics, Khan was one of the most successful businessmen in Bangladesh. His many assets and holdings in Bangladesh include Citycell, Pacific Motors and Arab Bangladesh Bank.
Morshed Khan studied engineering at the Tokyo University of Technology and Agriculture, and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering. Following that, he received his post-graduate diploma from Sofia University, Japan. After his return to Bangladesh, he established several industries. He became active in politics first as the chairman to the Committee of Foreign Affairs and then as a special envoy of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led government between 1991 and 1996. He has served several terms in the Jatiyo Sangshad, the national parliament of Bangladesh. He served as the Foreign Minister in the Cabinet from October 2001 until a caretaker government took office to prepare for new elections in October 2006.
He is married and has 4 daughters and 1 son. He also has 7 grandsons, 6 granddaughters.
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- Born
- Aug 8, 1940
Chittagong - Nationality
- Bangladesh
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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