Morshed Khan
Morshed Khan | |
|---|---|
মোরশেদ খান | |
 Khan in 2014 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 November 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 19 March 1996 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Sirajul Islam Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | M. Abdul Latif |
| Constituency | Chittagong-10 |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Sirajul Islam Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Begum Kamrun Nahar Jafar |
| Constituency | Chittagong-10 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1940 Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Nasrin Khan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Occupation | Politician |
Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 until 2006.[1] He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-10 constituency in the 6th, 7th and 8th parliaments.
Khan was imprisoned in May 2009 in connection with a graft case in which he was sentenced to 13 years.[2]
Education
[edit]Khan completed his Bachelor of Engineering study from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]In 1986, Khan was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad.[3] He was then elected to parliament three more times (February 1996, June 1996, and 2001).[4] He was the special envoy to the prime minister during the tenure of the full-fledged minister from 12 to 8, and was also the chairman of the Bangladesh Special Committee on Foreign Affairs. Morshed Khan served as the foreign minister of the government of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006.[5]
Khan retired from politics by resigning from the vice president post of BNP on 5 November 2019.[6]
Charges and convictions
[edit]In December 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed cases against Khan and his wife for amassing Tk 1.7 crore wealth illegally and concealing information about wealth worth Tk 91.34 lakh in his wealth statement submitted to ACC.[7] In August 2008, a special judge's court convicted Khan and sentenced him to 13 years' imprisonment.[7] The High Court, in August 2010, suspended that sentence following an appeal by Khan.[7]
In 2013, ACC filed a case Khan, his wife Nasrin Khan and their son Faisal Morshed Khan under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.[8] In September 2019, a Dhaka court allowed the government and ACC to confiscate their assets in Hong Kong.[8] The assets include Hong Kong dollar worth Tk 16 crore with Standard Chartered Bank and 16.8 lakh shares of Fareast Telecommunications Ltd in Hong Kong.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Khan is married to Nasrin Khan (originally from Jalpaiguri). His son, Faisal Morshed Khan, was the managing director of the pioneer mobile operator of Bangladesh, CityCell Mobile, Pacific Bangladesh Telecom. Faisal is married to his cousin, the daughter of A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (his father Morshed Khan's first-cousin). Morshed Khan's daughter is married to the only son of Salman F Rahman.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Bangladesh foreign minister jailed in absentia". Reuters. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Morshed Khan sent to jail". The Daily Star. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election 1986" (PDF). Jatiyo Sangshad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh election 1996" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018.
- ^ "ACC slaps travel ban on ex-BNP minister Morshed Khan". Dhaka Tribune. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ বিএনপি থেকে পদত্যাগ করছেন মোরশেদ খান. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "SC allows ACC to appeal against Morshed Khan's acquittal". The Daily Star. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Court allows govt to confiscate Morshed Khan's bank accounts". The Daily Star. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex-FM Morshed Khan leaves for London by chartered flight in pandemic". bdnews24.com. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.