Faruk-e-Azam

Faruk-e-Azam
Faruk in 2024
Adviser for Liberation War Affairs
Assumed office
13 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byMozammel Haque (as Minister)
Adviser for Disaster Management and Relief
Assumed office
16 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byMuhibur Rahman Muhib (as Minister of State)
Personal details
BornHathazari, Bengal, British India
Awards Bir Protik
Military service
AllegianceBangladesh Bangladesh
Branch/service Mukti Bahini[1]
Years of service1971
UnitSector 10
Commands
  • Deputy Commander of the expeditionary team
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War
 ∟ Operation Jackpot

Faruk-e-Azam is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh Interim Government.[2] He actively took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War and later awarded Bir Protik gallantry award by the Government of Bangladesh. He was a naval commando and a deputy commander of the expeditionary team in Operation Jackpot.[3]

Early life and education

Faruk-e-Azam was born in Hathazari, Chittagong. He passed intermediate at the beginning of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[4]

Role in the Liberation war

In 1971, Faruk was in Khulna at the beginning of the Liberation War. He experienced difficulties while he was on his way to Chattogram.[5]

On May 6, he crossed the border and took shelter in India's Harina Youth Camp. During his stay there, he was enlisted in the navy. After two months of training in Palashi, he was selected for the Operation Jackpot.[6]

Three teams were selected to attack the Chattogram port on August 16, 1971. One team could not reach Chattogram, but the other two teams, comprising 37 members, participated in the attack, with AW Chowdhury as the captain. Faruk was a deputy commander of "Operation Jackpot", which was one of the biggest operations against the Pakistan forces during the war carried out in Chattogram port.[7]

Career

Faruk was one of the organisers of the first Bijoy Mela in Chattogram in 1989 and was an active member of the Forum for Planned Chattogram.[8]

References

  1. ^ ডেস্ক, কালবেলা. "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টা কে ফারুক-ই আজমের পরিচয়". কালবেলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ Dey, Arun Bikash (3 December 2021). "Operation Jackpot: A mission that rattled Pakistan". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ "Faruk-e-Azam". দৈনিক কালবেলা. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  5. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (10 August 2024). "ফারুক-ই-আজম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  6. ^ "Ex-Naval commando, fmr Election Commissioner, and more: Meet Bangladesh's interim govt". The Indian Express. 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
  7. ^ "Who are the 16 advisors to Bangladesh's new interim government?". bdnews24.com. 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারে বীরপ্রতীক, কে ফারুক ই আজম". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 August 2024.