AFM Ruhal Haque

{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = AFM Ruhal Haque

| native_name = আফম রুহুল হক

| image = AFM Ruhal Haque in New Delhi on August 03, 2011.jpg

| caption = Haque in New Delhi (2011)

| constituency_MP = Satkhira-3

| parliament = Bangladesh

| term_start = 6 January 2009

| term_end = 6 August 2024

| predecessor = AM Riasat Ali Biswas

| office1 = Minister of Health and Family Welfare

| term_start1 = 6 January 2009

| term_end1 = 12 January 2014

| predecessor1 = Mizanur Rahman Sinha

| successor1 = Mohammed Nasim

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|02|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Satkhira District, Bengal Presidency, British India

| nationality = Bangladeshi

| party = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

AFM Ruhal Haque (born 11 February 1944) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of health and family welfare.{{cite web |title=Breastfeeding can reduce 31pc infant mortality rate |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/lifestyle/news/119235/Breastfeeding-can-reduce-31pc-infant-mortality |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903172657/http://en.prothom-alo.com/lifestyle/news/119235/Breastfeeding-can-reduce-31pc-infant-mortality |archive-date=3 September 2016}}{{cite news |title=Dhaka Neuroscience Summit stresses post-treatment rehabilitation of stroke patients |url=https://bdnews24.com/health/dhaka-neuroscience-summit-stresses-post-treatment-rehabilitation-of-stroke-patients |work=bdnews24.com |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}} He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Satkhira-3 constituency during 2009–2024.

Early life

Ruhal Haque graduated with an MBBS and worked as a doctor.{{Cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/375/biography |title=Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque -আ, ফ, ম, রুহুল হক Biography |website=Amarmp |language=en-US |access-date=6 November 2018}}

Career

Haque was elected to parliament in 2008, 2014, and 2018 from Satkhira-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.{{Cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/375/history |title=Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque History |website=Amarmp |language=en-US |access-date=6 November 2018}}{{cite news |title=Revoke licences of 20 drug firms |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/revoke-licences-20-drug-firms-1212229 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=25 September 2016 |date=20 April 2016}} He was made the president of Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad, a pro-Awami League doctors association, by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.{{cite news |title=Pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip waiting for Hasina's decision to pick new leaders |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/11/13/pro-awami-league-doctors-forum-swachip-waiting-for-hasinas-decision-to-pick-new-leaders |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=25 September 2016}} He served as the minister of health and family welfare during 2009–2014.

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