Native name মোহাম্মদ ফজলুল আজিম Years active 1975 – present Website azimgroup.com | Nationality Bangladeshi Political party Independent | |
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Born 21 February 1945 (age 72) ( 1945-02-21 ) Noakhali, Bangladesh Occupation Chairman of Azim Group, Industrialist, Politician, Ex-Member of Parliament | ||
Speech of engr mohammad fazlul azim at jatiyo sangshad p o o 3 oct 2013 1
Mohammad Fazlul Azim (born 1945) is a Bangladeshi industrialist, business magnate and former politician. He is the chairman of Azim Group, a garments company. He was an independent member of parliament of the Jatiyo Sangshad.
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- Speech of engr mohammad fazlul azim at jatiyo sangshad p o o 3 oct 2013 1
- Mr mohammad fazlul azim member of parliament bangladesh
- Education
- Business
- Politics
- Philanthropy
- References
Azim was the only independent lawmaker in the parliament during his time in the Jatiyo Sangshad.
Mr mohammad fazlul azim member of parliament bangladesh
Education
Azim is a graduate of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He graduated in 1965 and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc) in mechanical engineering.
Business
Azim is a pioneer in Bangladesh's readymade garments industries. He founded Azim Group in 1975.
The first factory of Azim Group was Azim Mannan Garments Ltd. which was named after Azim himself and his former partner Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan. In 2014, Azim Group had a export turnover of over US$220 million. Azim Group now has 23 garments factories and 3 backward linkage factories. Azim has also expanded his business overseas by setting up a sourcing and marketing hub in Hong Kong and a liaison office in New York City.
Azim Group has a packaging and paper business as well. The company has a factory which produces cartons and paper for the packaging of its goods. Azim Group has also invested in the media industry of Bangladesh. The company owns an online Bengali language newspaper called Banglamail24.
Politics
Azim was the member of parliament (MP) of Bangladesh. He was the MP of Noakhali-6. In addition, he was the only member who was an independent lawmaker in the parliament. Alongside his role as a Member of Parliament (MP), Azim was a member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Water Resources. In his political career, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 3 terms.
Philanthropy
Azim has a college under his name which is called Prokousholi Mohammad Fazlul Azim Mohila College. The college is located in Mohammad Fazlul Azim's hometown Hatiya which is in the Noakhali District. The college is an all female one and it is a day college. The curriculum of the college is Bangla. It offers and teaches subjects such as Humanities, Science and Business Studies to female students in Hatiya.
Mohammad Fazlul Azim has also made many donations in Bangladesh and has contributed to a large extent in his hometown, Hatiya.