Khwaja Zakiuddin

Bengali politician

Khwaja Zakiuddin

Born| (1918-01-09)9 January 1918
Died| 16 January 2003(2003-01-16) (aged 85)

Karachi, Pakistan

Alma mater|

* University of Dhaka
* University College, London

Spouses|

Begum Binoo

(m. 1943)​

Children|

* Yasmeen Murshed
* Almas Zakiuddin
* Zahed Zakiuddin

Parents|

* Khwaja Shahabuddin (father)
* Farhat Banu (mother)

Relatives| Khwaja Wasiuddin (brother)

Khwaja Zakiuddin (9 January 1918 – 16 January 2003) was a Bengali aristocrat and Pakistani statesman. He was a member of the Dhaka Nawab family.

## Early life

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Zakiuddin was born on 9 January 1918. His father was Khwaja Shahabuddin, a Pakistan government Minister, and his mother was Farhat Banu, a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. He graduated from the University of Dhaka and then went to University College, London. He survived the London Blitz during World War II.[1]

## Career

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After returning from London Zakiuddin joined the Grindlays Bank in Bombay in 1943. He was one of the first Indian Muslims to be employed in a British Bank in India. He worked in Grindlays Bank branches in Kolkata, Karachi, and Peshawar. He joined the State Bank of Pakistan in the 1950s.[1] He retired in 1976.[2]

## Personal life

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Zakiuddin married Begum Binoo on 11 October 1943.[1] She was a daughter of Khan Bahadur Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury and Abida Khatoon. Zakiuddin and Binoo had two daughters Yasmeen Murshed, and Almas Zakiuddin and one son, Zahed Zakiuddin.[1][3] Yasmeen served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Pakistan.[4] Zakiuddin's brother, Khwaja Wasiuddin, was a Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army.[5]

## Death

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Zakiuddin died on 16 January 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan.[1][3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Khwaja Zakiuddin". nawabbari.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. ^ "Kh Zakiuddin passes away". Dawn. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
3. ^ a b "Khwaja Zakiuddin passes away". The Daily Star. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
4. ^ "New Bangladeshi HC not new to Islamabad". The News. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
5. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Wasiuddin, Lt General Khwaja". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

*[m.]: married