M. Azizul Haq
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1941/1942–2025)}}
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| name = M. Azizul Haq
| native_name = এম. আজিজুল হক
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = Adviser for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, Shipping, Civil Aviation and Tourism
| 1blankname = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata = Iajuddin Ahmed
| term_start = 1 November 2006
| term_end = 11 January 2007
| predecessor = {{ubl|Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan|Akbar Hossain}}
| successor = {{ubl|Anwarul Iqbal|M. A. Matin}}
| office2 = 13th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
| president2 = {{ubl|Abdur Rahman Biswas|Shahabuddin Ahmed}}
| primeminister2 = {{ubl|Muhammad Habibur Rahman|Sheikh Hasina}}
| term_start2 = 22 April 1996
| term_end2 = 16 November 1997
| predecessor2 = A. S. M. Shahjahan
| successor2 = Md Ismail Hossain
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| father = Abdur Rahman Bakaul
| alma_mater = {{ubl|University of Dhaka|University of Canberra}}
| birth_date = 13 December 1940
| birth_place = Faridpur Sadar Upazila, Faridpur
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2025|01|15|84|df=y}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| children = Hasib Aziz
| awards = 35px Bangladesh Police Medal (Bravery) – BPM
| module = {{Infobox police officer
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| allegiance = {{ubl|{{flag|Pakistan}}|(1964–1971)|{{flag|Bangladesh}}|(1971–1997)}}
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| branch = {{ubl|{{flagicon image|Bangladesh Police Flag.svg}} Bangladesh Police|{{flagicon image|Flag of East Pakistan.svg}} East Pakistan Police}}
| service_label = Unit
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| rank = File:Bangladesh Police IGP Rank.svg IGP
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| years = 1964—1997
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M. Azizul Haq (13 December 1940 – 15 January 2025) was a Bangladeshi police officer who was inspector general of the Bangladesh Police{{cite news |title=Political interference key obstacle to police duties |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-others/27945/political-interference-key-obstacle-to-police |work=Dhaka Tribune |author=Kailash Sarkar |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=2 September 2023}} and an adviser to the caretaker government of Bangladesh. He was in charge of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism at the Iajuddin Ahmed ministry from November 2006 until January 2007 when Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry took over.{{cite news |title=Portfolios of the advisers |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/portfolios-of-the-advisers |work=bdnews24.com |date=31 October 2006 |access-date=13 September 2017}}{{cite news |title=Biman, 4 foreign airlines to carry hajj pilgrims |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/22/d61122013830.htm |work=The Daily Star |agency=BSS |date=22 November 2006 |access-date=13 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://cabinet.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/cabinet.portal.gov.bd/publications/e166b4bd_012d_4abe_85fc_e72aea80d8ed/1971-07.01.2019_bn_1_182%20(1).pdf|title=Ministries|publisher=Cabinet of Bangladesh|accessdate=2025-01-15}}
Background and education
Haq originates from the Jhiltuly village under Faridpur Sadar Upazila in Faridpur. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Dhaka in 1960 and 1961 in the Economics Department respectively. He later got a postgraduate degree in public administration from the University of Canberra.
Career
Haq started his career at the State Bank Of Pakistan in 1964, later joining the Law enforcement in Pakistan (Pakistan police service) as an assistant superintendent of police in 1965. He served as the Inspector General of Bangladesh Police from 22 April 1996 until 16 November 1997.
In July 1997, in the wake of the film actor Salman Shah's death, Haq, as the then IGP, referred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.{{Cite news |date=1997-07-29 |title=Salman Shah's death case referred to CID |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/salman-shahs-death-case-referred-to-cid |access-date=2023-09-02 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Haq went on to retire from the police force on 11 December 1998. He then worked as management and financial consultant of Rupali Insurance Company till mid 2020.{{Cite news |title=Mostafa Golam Quddus, Chairman of Rupali Insurance Company Limited, inaugurating an |url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/42810/Mostafa-Golam-Quddus,-Chairman-of-Rupali-Insurance-Company-Limited,-inaugurating-an-/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |date=2015-02-15 |work=The New Nation |language=en}}
Haq was appointed an adviser for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry to the interim government of 2007.
Personal life and death
Haq has three sons, Asif Aziz, the head of Cash Management Operations of the Standard Chartered Bank, Hasib Aziz, Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, and Tawfiq Aziz, a physician of medicine and gastroenterology. He has 8 grandchildren.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-03 |title=Haseeb Aziz joins as CMP commissioner, Ahsan Habib Palash as DIG Ctg range |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/haseeb-aziz-joins-cmp-commissioner-ahsan-habib-palash-dig-ctg-range-932856 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}
Haq died from a heart attack in the Uttara neighborhood of Dhaka on 15 January 2025, at the age of 84.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-15|publisher=BSS News|title=Former adviser Azizul Haque passes away |url=https://www.bssnews.net/others/238651 |access-date=2025-01-15}}
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:People from Shariatpur District
Category:University of Dhaka alumni
Category:University of Canberra alumni
Category:Inspectors General of Police (Bangladesh)
Category:Advisers of caretaker governments of Bangladesh
Category:Police Commissioners of Dhaka