Annisul Huq

Annisul Huq
আনিসুল হক
Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation
In office
2015 – incubment
Personal details
Born (1952-10-27) October 27, 1952
Noakhali, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Parents Shariful Huq (father)
Rowshan Ara Huq (Mother)
Education Master in Economics
Alma mater Chittagong University
Occupation Chairman and CEO, Mohammadi Group
Website annisulhuq.com

Annisul Huq (Bengali: আনিসুল হকের; born 27 October 1952) is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, TV show host and the current mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation.[1][2]

Early life

Huq was born on 27 October 1952, in Noakhali. He graduated with a degree in Economics from Chittagong University.[3]

TV career

Huq was a regular host on Bangladesh Television beginning in the 1980s.[3] He has hosted interviews with politically significant personalities.

Business career

Huq established his own business, Mohammadi Group in 1986 and is currently the Chairperson of the company. Mohammadi Group employs over 12,000 individuals (7,000 in 2007[4]) in the textile and garments sector. The conglomerate is also involved in real estate, IT, a power generation company that directly contributes to the national grid and a distribution company that represents multiple foreign television channels. The Group has an independent TV Channel named Nagorik.

Huq is the former President of several apex bodies including the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA),[5] Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Independent Power Producers Association. |

As mayor

As mayor Huq promised to build Dhaka into a clean, green and safe city,[6] although he received some flack for his involvement of foreigners.[7] 20,000 illegal billboards were removed as part of the clean-up project.[8] Mayor Huq has made it clear that he will not put up with resistance from vested interests in his clean-up efforts.[9]

Huq also promised to reduce corruption among governmental employees.[10]

Personal life

Huq is married to Rubana Huq. Together they have three children. Annisul Huq's youngest brother is Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq who is the current (17th) Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army.[11] [12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Staff Correspondent (29 April 2015). "Annisul Huq gets mandate to become first mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation". BD News 24. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mayor's Profile: Annisul Huq". Dhaka North City Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Staff Correspondent (29 April 2015). "From TV studio to mayoral hot seat - the remarkable rise of Annisul Huq". BD News 24. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015.
  4. ↑ McGivering, Jill (17 February 2007). "Bangladesh's split personality". BBC News.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh gloom after Tata exit". BBC News. 1 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "ঢাকা উত্তর মেয়র প্রার্থী আনিসুল হকের ইশতেহার ঘোষণা" [Annisul Huq announces his platform as the Mayor of Dhaka]. BBC News (in Bengali) (Bangladesh). 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "বিদেশিদের রাস্তা পরিস্কার অভিযানের প্রশংসায় মেয়র" [Mayor praises the cleaning by foreign operators]. BBC News (in Bengali) (Bangladesh). 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Islam, Aminul (12 August 2015). "20 Thousand Billboards Removed". Our Time (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Muscle power won’t work". Bangladesh Chronicle. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Staff Correspondent (13 May 2015). "Graft free DNCC, streetlights by Shab-e-Barat in South Dhaka". The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "MOHAMMADI GROUP". mohammadigroup.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ S.M. Saidur Rahman. "Annisul Huq - Golden Business Bangladesh". goldenbusinessbd.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Annisul Huq, President, SAARC Chamber & Chairman, Mohammadi Group -". reflectionnews.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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