Background
HUQ, Muhammad was born on December 2, 1910 in Comilla. Son of the late M. Karimul Huq and Mahmuda Khatoon.
politician educationist and economist
HUQ, Muhammad was born on December 2, 1910 in Comilla. Son of the late M. Karimul Huq and Mahmuda Khatoon.
University of Calcutta, Dhaka and London.
Minister for Education, Scientific and Technological Research of former Pakistan 1969-1970. Led Delegate 25th Anniversary of Economic and Social Council (of the UN), Geneva and Delegate General Conference of Economic and Social Council (of the UN), Paris 1970. Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Institute Center for Scholars, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, District of Columbia 73.
Vice-Chancellor Dhaka University 1975-1976.
Chairman Planning Committee Social Science Research Council 1977-1982. Minister 1978-1982; Trustee Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka 1983-1986.
Chairman Board Governors Bangladesh Institute of Institute and Strategic Studies 1982-1989. President Foundation for Research on Educational Planning and Development since 1973.
Chairman National Foundation for Research on Human Resource Development.
Led Delegate to United Nations 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981. Active in negotiation of Ganges Water Agreement with India 1977, repatriation of two hundred thousand Burmese refugees 1978, election of Bangladesh to Security Council, United Nations 1979-1980, Commonwealth Conference initiative on Zimbabwe, Lusaka 1978-1979, the Middle East issue (member Ministerial Committee on Jerusalem) and preparations for Cancun Summit March 1981 (attended Summit October 1981).
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute Experts Committee on formulation of policy of training abroad, Paris 1971.
Married Tayyeba Huq in 1938.