A. K. Fazlul Huq

Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (Urdu: ابوالقاسم فضل الحق‎;Bengali: আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক; 26 October 1873—27 April 1962); popular with the title Sher-e-Bangla (Lion of Bengal), was the first to advocate and present the Lahore Resolution, which called for the creation of sovereign Muslim-majority states in eastern and northwestern British India in 1940. In 1943 he was elected Prime Minister of Bengal during the British Empire in Bengal. A distinguished lawyer and advocate, he served as General Secretary of the Indian National Congress; and was a working committee member of the All-India Muslim League. In 1929, he founded the Krishak Praja Party (K.P. P.). After the independence of the two states Dominion of Pakistan and Dominion of India, he moved to Pakistan and led the United Front government in East Pakistan, serving as Chief Minister and Governor. He later served as central minister of home affairs, food and agriculture. A lifelong Bangla nationalist, he is regarded as one of the fore running leaders in the independence of Pakistan. He established the Bengali Academy in Dacca. Huq died in 1962 and was buried on the grounds of Ramna Park in Shahbag.