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Abdul Jabbar Khan

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Deputy
  
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry

Education
  
University of Dhaka

Party
  
Convention Muslim League

Alma mater
  
University of Dhaka

Succeeded by
  
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Name
  
Abdul Khan


Political party
  
Muslim League (Before 1962) Convention Muslim League (1962–1969)

Died
  
April 23, 1984, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Preceded by
  
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry

6-Zeeshan speaking at Abdul Jabbar Khan Cash Grant Award for meritorious students.mpg


Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan (June 1902 – 23 April 1984) was the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was preceded by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.

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Early life

He was born on 1 January 1902 in Baher char, Barisal. He graduated from Barisal Zila School in 1919 and two years later from Brojomohun College. He did his undergraduate and graduate studies from the Dhaka University.

Career

In 1929 he joined the judicial branch of Bengal Civil Service. In his career he served as the subordinate judge, additional district judge and district judge and a justice of the Dhaka High Court. He started his political career in 1962 with the Muslim league and in 1964 he was made the president of the East Pakistan wing of the Muslim League. In 1965 he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly from Barisal. he went on to be elected Speaker of the National Assembly.

Death

He died on 23 April 1984 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

References

Abdul Jabbar Khan Wikipedia