Ghulam Faruque Khan
Ghulam Faruque Khan HPk, CIE, OBE (7 October 1899 – 29 April 1992) was a Pakistani politician and businessman who was the founder of Ghulam Faruque Group.
Ghulam Faruque Khan | |
|---|---|
| Governor of East Pakistan | |
| In office 1958–1962 | |
| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Azam Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Monem Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1899 Midnapore, West Bengal, British India |
| Died | April 29, 1992 (aged 92) |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1899–1947) Pakistani (1947–1992) |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Pakistan (1958) |
As a politician, he became Governor of East Pakistan and Federal Minister for Commerce, Science and Technology where he served from 1964 to 1967. He was also member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977 and member of the Senate of Pakistan from 1985 to 1991 and again from 1991 until his death. He was also the founder of Pakistani conglomerate Ghulam Faruque Group.
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