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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mohammad Fazlul Azim
| image =
| native_name = মোহাম্মদ ফজলুল আজিম
| native_name_lang = bn
| children = Two sons and one daughter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Noakhali]], [[Bangladesh]]
| occupation = Industrialist and politician
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP to take time to select single candidate for each seat |url=http://www.thedailynewnation.com/news/197279/bnp-to-take-time-to-select-single-candidate-for-each-seat |work=The New Nation |date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
| years_active = 1975 – present
| alma mater = [[Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology]] (1965, B.Sc)<ref name="parliament" />
| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
| website = {{url|azimgroup.com}}
}}
'''Mohammad Fazlul Azim''' (born 1945) is a Bangladeshi industrialist, business magnate and former politician.<ref name="parliament" /> He is the chairman of Azim Group, a company with concerns in the garments sector. He was an independent [[member of parliament]] of the [[Jatiyo Sangshad]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-garments-special-report-idUSBRE9411CX20130503|title=Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh|date=3 May 2013|publisher=|accessdate=18 August 2016|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref><ref name="fe" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh Takes Step to Increase Lowest Pay |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/world/asia/bangladesh-takes-step-toward-raising-38-a-month-minimum-wage.html |date=5 November 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh fears exodus of apparel firms after Disney exit |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/bangladesh-fears-exodus-of-apparel-firms-after-disney-exit/1111271/ |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Noida |accessdate=18 August 2016}}</ref> Azim was the only independent lawmaker in the parliament during that term in the Jatiyo Sangshad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fazlul Azim MP wants voluntary retirement of Muhith |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=96910&date=2012-02-03 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |accessdate=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827155245/http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=96910&date=2012-02-03 |archive-date=27 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also served in the parliament from the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref>[http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-6th-parliament-of-bangladesh/]</ref>

==Education==
Azim completed his high school education at [[Noakhali Zilla School]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://noakhalizillaschool.com/brief-history/ |title=Noakhali Zilla School |access-date=1 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209090849/http://noakhalizillaschool.com/brief-history/ |archive-date=9 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Azim is a graduate of [[Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology]]. He graduated in 1965 and earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] Degree in [[mechanical engineering]].<ref name="parliament">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/948-constituency-273 |title=Constituency 273 |website=Parliament of Bangladesh |accessdate=18 August 2016}}</ref>

== Career ==

===Business ===

Azim is a pioneer in [[Bangladesh]]'s ready-made garments industries. He founded the Azim Group in 1975.<ref name="fe" />

The first factory of the Azim Group was Azim Mannan Garments Ltd., which was named after Azim himself and his former partner Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan.<ref name="fe">{{cite news |last=Anas |first=A.Z.M. |date=21 January 2015 |title=Learning to take the wheel of family firm |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/01/21/76917 |newspaper=The Finanacial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825150508/http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/01/21/76917 |archive-date=25 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, the Azim Group had an export turnover of over US$220 million.<ref name="fe" /> The 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]].

The 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.

Mohammad Fazlul Azim also served as vice-president of the [[Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association]] (BGMEA),<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh to become No.1 apparel exporting country soon |url=https://www.observerbd.com/2014/12/13/60633.php |work=The Daily Observer |agency=BSS |date=13 December 2014}}</ref> the largest trade association in the country representing the ready-made garment industry, particularly the woven garments, knitwear and sweater sub-sectors with equal importance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bgmea.com.bd/home/about |title=BGMEA at a Glance |website=BGMEA}}</ref>

In 2018, Azim was part of a high-level business delegation led by Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, [[Tofail Ahmed]], for a three-day visit to Cambodia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tofail leads business team to Cambodia |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/tofail-leads-business-team-to-cambodia-1524652799 |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=25 April 2018}}</ref> The delegation attended a bilateral meeting with business leaders from Cambodia, headed by the Cambodian Commerce Minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tofail leads high-level trade team to Cambodia |url=http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=134460 |work=The Daily Observer |date=25 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh to sign trade deal with Cambodia: Tofail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/bangladesh-sign-trade-deal-cambodia-tofail-1568281 |work=The Daily Star |date=27 April 2018}}</ref>

===Politics ===

Azim is a former member of parliament (MP) of Bangladesh. He was originally elected as an MP from the constituency [[Noakhali-6]] in the 1996 Bangladeshi general election under the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP).<ref name="web.archive.org">{{Cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=274 |title="Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |access-date=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002643/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=274 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, in the 2001 general election he came in third and was not reelected.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> For the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, Azim ran as an independent candidate as he did not receive the party ticket from BNP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Many BNP reformists left off party ticket |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/11/29/many-bnp-reformists-left-off-party-ticket |work=bdnews24.com |date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Yet he still won,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=271&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |website=Amar Desh}}</ref> making him the only independent lawmaker in the parliament during the 2008–2014 term.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chalmers |first=John |date=2 May 2013 |title=Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-garments-special-report/special-report-how-textile-kings-weave-a-hold-on-bangladesh-idUSBRE9411CX20130503 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Alongside his role as an MP, Azim was a member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Water Resources <ref name="parliament" /> and the Standing Committee on Ministry of Textile & Jute. In 2018, Azim announced his interest to participate in the 2018 general election<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Grouping-in-Awami-League-BNP-silent/8754|title = Grouping in Awami League, BNP silent}}</ref> and he received the nomination from the BNP to compete for Noakhali-6.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP nominates 800 candidates |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/bnp-resumes-nomination-letters-distribution-1665808 |work=The Daily Star |date=27 November 2018}}</ref>
In his political career, he served as an MP for two terms.<ref name="parliament" />

==Legacy==
Azim has an all-female college under his name called Prokousholi Mohammad Fazlul Azim Mohila College. The college is located in Mohammad Fazlul Azim's hometown Hatiya which is in Noakhali District.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shed.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/shed.portal.gov.bd/npfblock//college.xls |title=List of Colleges |author= |date=2016 |website=Secondary and Higher Education Division |format=XLS |accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni]]
[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:People from Hatiya Upazila]]
[[Category:20th-century Bengalis]]

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