Muhammad Shamsul Haque was a Bangladesh politician who served as the Foreign Minister from March 1977 to March 1982.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Haque was born in Laksam, Cumilla. Haque was the Education Minister of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971 under General Yahya Khan.[2][3] He served under President Ziaur Rahman. He along with Zia formulated the plan for the formation of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in 1980.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "List of Former Foreign Ministers". mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ā Zaman, Habibuz (1999). Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company Lim. p. 184. ISBN 9781857564051. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ā Mustafa, Sayid Ghulam (1997). English Essays of Pakistan. Ferozsons. p. 129. ISBN 9789690013743. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ā Ahmed, Zahid Shahab (2016). Regionalism and Regional Security in South Asia: The Role of SAARC. Routledge. ISBN 9781317069003. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1975ā1982 |
Succeeded by A R Shamsud Doha |