Bangladeshi politician and former association football player
Bir Bikrom
Hafizuddin Ahmed
হাফিজ উদ্দিন আহম্মদ
Minister of Water Resources
In office 22 May 2003 – 29 October 2006
Prime Minister
Khaleda Zia
Preceded by
L. K. Siddiqi
Succeeded by
Ramesh Chandra Sen
Minister of Commerce
In office 24 April 2006 – 29 October 2006
Prime Minister
Khaleda Zia
Preceded by
Altaf Hossain Chowdhury
Succeeded by
Faruk Khan
Member of Parliament
In office 10 July 1986 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by
Constituency created
Succeeded by
Mohammad Jashimuddin
Constituency
Bhola-3
Personal details
Born
(1944-10-29) 29 October 1944 (age 79) Bhola, Bengal, British India
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Political party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent
Azahar Uddin Ahmed
Military service
Allegiance
Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh
Branch/service
Pakistan Army
Bangladesh Army
Years of service
1968 – 1975[1]
Rank
Major
Unit
Army Education Corps
Commands
Sector – VIII and Sector – XI (Sub-commander)
Z Force
Battles/wars
Bangladesh Liberation War
Association football career
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1962–1963
Fire Service SC
1963–1964
Wari Club
1964–1966
Fire Service SC
1966–1967
Dhaka Wanderers
1967–1978
Mohammedan SC Dhaka
International career
1967–1970
Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Bir Bikrom Hafizuddin Ahmed is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, a retired Bangladesh Army major,[2] and a six-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-3 constituency.[3] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh, Bir Bikrom, for his courage. He is also a retired footballer and one of the few from East Pakistan to have represented the Pakistan national football team.[4]
Ahmed is currently a vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5]
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^ভোলার বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা এম হাফিজ উদ্দিন [Bhola Freedom fighter M Hafiz Uddin]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 22 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^"List of Members of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament.
^"শুধু ফুটবল খেললে আমার ধারেকাছে কেউ থাকত না". Kalerkantho. 16 June 2016.
^"BNP leader Hafizuddin Ahmed, former army officer arrested over 'anti-state propaganda'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
Bir Bikrom HafizuddinAhmed is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, a retired Bangladesh Army major, and a six-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing...
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Executive Committee for two four-year terms: in 1982–1986 and 1998–2002. HafizuddinAhmed was elected vice-president of the AFC for the term from 1990 to 1994...
member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. His son Major (retd) HafizuddinAhmed Bir Bikram. Azahar was born on 13 October 1913 in Char Kakra village...
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the time the vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation, HafizuddinAhmed, of planning the whole incident beforehand in order to defame the club...
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evening or after the election. In another case, BNP vice president HafizuddinAhmed was arrested immediately after he urged "non-stop demonstrations" until...
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football team was home to many domestic footballers shortly after. HafizuddinAhmed who was only the second East Pakistani footballer to captain the Pakistan...
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and Golam Sarwar Tipu. A few days before Salahuddin, Mohammedan's HafizuddinAhmed became the first player in independent Bangladesh to score a double...
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also killed at the same time. The Bengali soldiers led by Captain HafizuddinAhmed fought back against the Baloch and Frontier regiments. Hai was married...
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