About Zahid Maleque
Zahid Maleque (born 11 April 1959) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of health and family welfare. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-3 constituency during 2009–2024. In 2016, Maleque received WHO award on behalf of the health ministry for reducing child mortality. He has faced criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. == Early life == Maleque was born on 11 April 1959 in Garpara Union, Manikganj Sadar Upazila, Manikgonj District in the then East Pakistan. He completed his undergrad and postgrad in English from the University of Dhaka. His parents were Colonel M. A. Maleque and Fouzia Maleque. His father was a former minister, a former mayor of Dhaka, and member of parliament. == Career == Maleque is the chairman of Sun Life Insurance Company Limited, Bangladesh Thai Aluminium Limited, World Wide Enterprise Limited, Rahat Real Estate and Construction Limited and Pristine Color Limited. Maleque contested the general election in 2001 from Manikganj-3 as a candidate of the Awami League and lost to Harunur Rashid Khan Monno of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
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