Mohammad Fazlul Azim

Mohammad Fazlul Azim (born 1945) is a Bangladeshi industrialist, business magnate and former politician.[1] He is the chairman of Azim Group, a company with concerns in the garments sector. He was an independent member of parliament of the Jatiyo Sangshad.[3][4][5][6] Azim was the only independent lawmaker in the parliament during that term in the Jatiyo Sangshad.[7] He also served in the parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8]

Mohammad Fazlul Azim
মোহাম্মদ ফজলুল আজিম
Born (1945-02-21) 21 February 1945
Noakhali, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (1965, B.Sc)[1]
OccupationIndustrialist and politician
Years active1975 – present
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party[2]
ChildrenTwo sons and one daughter
Websiteazimgroup.com

Education

Azim completed his high school education at Noakhali Zilla School.[9] Azim is a graduate of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He graduated in 1965 and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical engineering.[1]

Career

Business

Azim is a pioneer in Bangladesh's ready-made garments industries. He founded the Azim Group in 1975.[4]

The first factory of the Azim Group was Azim Mannan Garments Ltd., which was named after Azim himself and his former partner Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan.[4] In 2014, the Azim Group had an export turnover of over US$220 million.[4] The Azim Group now has 23 garments factories and 3 backward linkage factories. Azim has also expanded his business overseas by setting up a sourcing and marketing hub in Hong Kong and a liaison office in New York City.

The Azim Group has a packaging and paper business as well. The company has a factory which produces cartons and paper for the packaging of its goods.

Mohammad Fazlul Azim also served as vice-president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA),[10] the largest trade association in the country representing the ready-made garment industry, particularly the woven garments, knitwear and sweater sub-sectors with equal importance.[11]

In 2018, Azim was part of a high-level business delegation led by Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, for a three-day visit to Cambodia.[12] The delegation attended a bilateral meeting with business leaders from Cambodia, headed by the Cambodian Commerce Minister.[13][14]

Politics

Azim is a former member of parliament (MP) of Bangladesh. He was originally elected as an MP from the constituency Noakhali-6 in the 1996 Bangladeshi general election under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[15] However, in the 2001 general election he came in third and was not reelected.[15] For the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, Azim ran as an independent candidate as he did not receive the party ticket from BNP.[16] Yet he still won,[17] making him the only independent lawmaker in the parliament during the 2008–2014 term.[18] Alongside his role as an MP, Azim was a member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Water Resources [1] and the Standing Committee on Ministry of Textile & Jute. In 2018, Azim announced his interest to participate in the 2018 general election[19] and he received the nomination from the BNP to compete for Noakhali-6.[20] In his political career, he served as an MP for two terms.[1]

Legacy

Azim has an all-female college under his name called Prokousholi Mohammad Fazlul Azim Mohila College. The college is located in Mohammad Fazlul Azim's hometown Hatiya which is in Noakhali District.[21]

References
  1. "Constituency 273". Parliament of Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. "BNP to take time to select single candidate for each seat". The New Nation. 28 November 2018.
  3. "Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh". 3 May 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2016 – via Reuters.
  4. Anas, A.Z.M. (21 January 2015). "Learning to take the wheel of family firm". The Finanacial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. "Bangladesh Takes Step to Increase Lowest Pay". The New York Times. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. "Bangladesh fears exodus of apparel firms after Disney exit". The Financial Express. Noida. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. "Fazlul Azim MP wants voluntary retirement of Muhith". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. "Noakhali Zilla School". Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh to become No.1 apparel exporting country soon". The Daily Observer. BSS. 13 December 2014.
  11. "BGMEA at a Glance". BGMEA.
  12. "Tofail leads business team to Cambodia". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 25 April 2018.
  13. "Tofail leads high-level trade team to Cambodia". The Daily Observer. 25 April 2018.
  14. "Bangladesh to sign trade deal with Cambodia: Tofail". The Daily Star. 27 April 2018.
  15. ""Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  16. "Many BNP reformists left off party ticket". bdnews24.com. 29 November 2018.
  17. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh.
  18. Chalmers, John (2 May 2013). "Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh". Reuters.
  20. "BNP nominates 800 candidates". The Daily Star. 27 November 2018.
  21. "List of Colleges" (XLS). Secondary and Higher Education Division. 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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