Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (Urdu: ابو قاسم فضلول حق; Bengali: আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক; 26 October 1873—27 April 1962)[1]; popularize as Sher-e-Bangla (Urdu phrase meaning The Tiger of Bengal), was a well-known East-Pakistani politician and a notable Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century.
Educated at the Calcutta University, he was originally the senior figure of the Congress Party, but defected to Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1930s. He played a crucial role in drafting the Lahore Resolution and had active public position in British India advocating for the Pakistan Movement in 1940s. After the establishment of Pakistan, he was appointed as chief minister of East Bengal in in 1954, but left the position after ascending as Interior Minister of Pakistan. In 1956, he was appointed as Governor of East Pakistan on platform of Communist Party led United Front and presided the provisional state until 1958 when he was ousted by the Awami League.[2] After a brief illness, he died in Dacca in 1962 and is buried at the Suhrawardy Udyan.
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