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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Wazed Ali biswas
| image = Wazed Ali Biswas.jpg
| birth_date = {{circa|1947}}
| termend = 12 June 1996
| termstart = 15 February 1996
| predecessor = [[Mansur Ahmed]]
| successor = [[Shahadat Hossain (politician)|Shahadat Hossain]]
| birth_place = [[Satkhira District]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| death_date = 24 December 2003
| office = Member of Parliament from [[Satkhira-4]]
| death_place = [[Khulna]]
| bodyclass =
| mainwidth =
| native_name = ওয়াজেদ আলী বিশ্বাস
| native_name_lang = bn
| parents =
| children = 3 sons and 1 daughter
}}

'''Wazed Ali Biswas''' ({{circa|1947}}-24 December 2003) was a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and a businessman from the southern part of Bangladesh. He was elected a member of parliament from [[Satkhira-4]] in [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|February 1996]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=BNP leader Wazed Ali dead|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/12/25/d31225100588.htm|access-date=2020-06-16}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Wazed Ali biswas was born in 1947 in Kaliganz Upazila, [[Satkhira District]]. He was the third son of the famous landlord and one of the founding fathers of shrimp cultivation in Bangladesh, Garibullah Biswas.

== Career ==
Biswas was the owner of Khulna-based daily Janata Khabar and president of the BNP's Kaliganj upazila branch.<ref name=":0" /> He was elected to parliament from [[Satkhira-4]] as a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] candidate in [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|15 February 1996 Bangladeshi general election]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=List of 6th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf|archive-date=4 September 2018|access-date=9 April 2020|website=[[Jatiya Sangsad]]}}</ref>

Wazed Ali, a frozen shrimp exporter, was awarded the National Export Trophy (Gold Medal) on 16 December 2003 by the then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. He also received the President's Medal for his contribution to agriculture, education and social service in Satkhira district.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Banerjee|first1=Paula|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WfeHAwAAQBAJ&q=Wazed+Ali+biswas&pg=PA198|title=Internal Displacement in South Asia: The Relevance of the UN's Guiding Principles|last2=Chaudhury|first2=Sabyasachi Basu Ray|last3=Das|first3=Samir Kumar|date=2005-01-07|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=978-81-321-0198-7|language=en}}</ref>

The Chairman of Delta Fish Limited also owned the famous ‘ঠিকানা’ residence located in the heart of Khulna City.

== Family ==
Wazed Ali Biswas left behind 3 sons and 1 daughter. His Eldest Son, Saiful Islam Dual took over his business empire after his demise. He walked on the path of his father and continued to serve the people of Khulna, Satkhira and Paikgacha.

[[Saiful Islam Dual]] also received the Prime Minister’s Award (Gold Medal) for exports twice. He is a shrimp exporter and has been successfully contributing to the shrimp sector of Bangladesh for nearly two decades. At the age of 27, he became a [[Commercially Important Person|CIP]] title holder. He is the Managing Director of 4 Star Group Limited who are also involved in Real Estate.

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Satkhira District]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:6th Jatiya Sangsad members]]

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