Razak Khan
Actor

Indian South Damudya, Damudya upazila, Shariatpur

Quick Info

Profession	Actor
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/08/1942
Age	69 years (died on 23, Dec, 2011)
Birthplace	South Damudya, Damudya upazila, Shariatpur
Date of Death	23/12/2011

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Abdur Razzaq

Physical Stats & More

Height	175 cm
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown

Personal Life

Place of Death	London
Death Cause	Cardiac Arrest
School	Fazlul Haq Hall, Dhaka University
Caste	Pathan

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Spouse	Name
Children	Assad Khan (works at Etihad Airways) Seham Khan Saher Khan Mishquat Khan

Career

Debut

Film	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) as Keshav
TV	Naya Nukkad (1986) as Ulhas Bhai; aired on DD National

Political Career

Provincial Assembly Member	1970
Parliament Member	1973, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2008
Constituency	Shariatpur-3 (Bhedarganj-Damudya-Gosairhat)
Water Resources Minister	1996-2001
General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League	1965-1967
Chief of Awami Volunteer Core	1969-1972
Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League	1972-1975
Secretary of BAKSAL	1975-1978
General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League	1978-1981
General Secretary of post-1983 BAKSAL	1983-1991
Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League	1991-2008
Member of Advisory Council of Bangladesh Awami League	2008-2009

Major Achievements

Liberation War Role	One of four commanders of Mujib Bahini during 1971 Liberation War; organized training of freedom fighters in Dehradun
Six Point Movement	Active participant in the Six Point Movement of 1966
Ganges Waters Treaty	Signed the Sharing of Ganges Waters Treaty between Bangladesh and India as Water Resources Minister (1996-2001)
Tipaimukh Dam Mission	Led a 10-member parliamentary team's fact-finding mission on Tipaimukh Dam project to India (July-August 2009)

Favourites

Actors	Dilip Kumar Irrfan Khan Naseeruddin Shah Paresh Rawal
Actress	Sridevi

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Razak Khan was known for his work in Hindi films and TV serials.
2. He led acting workshops with different Indian theatre groups.
3. In movies, he excelled in negative and comic characters.
4. Razak Khan had a strong grasp of poetry and Urdu literature.
5. He sadly passed away on 01/06/2016 from a cardiac arrest.
6. Abdur Razzaq was arrested multiple times as a political prisoner, first during 1964-65 in the Ayub Khan regime
7. He was a member of the central committee of Chhatra League from 1960 to 1962
8. He was one of the key organizers of Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971
9. He was elected secretary of Fazlul Haq Hall Students Union of Dhaka University in 1963
10. He was actively involved with the Eleven Point Programme and the mass upsurge of 1969

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