Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician)

Abdul Jabbar Khan
আব্দুল জব্বার খাঁন
6th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969
Deputy	Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Preceded by	Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry
Succeeded by	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Acting President of Pakistan
In office 12 June 1965 – 25 June 1965
President	Ayub Khan
Preceded by	Ayub Khan (general)
Succeeded by	Ayub Khan (general)
In office 25 March 1969 – 25 March 1969
President	Ayub Khan
Preceded by	Ayub Khan (general)
Succeeded by	Ayub Khan (general)
Personal details
Born	(1902-06-30)30 June 1902 Baherchar, Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency
Died	23 April 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 81) Gulshan Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Muslim League (Before 1962) Convention Muslim League (1962–1969)
Children	Sadek Khan A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan Selima Rahman Rashed Khan Menon Abu Zafar Obaidullah Mr Alan Khan Sultan M. Khan
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan (Bengali: আব্দুল জব্বার খাঁন; 30 June 1902 – 23 April 1984) was a Bangladeshi judge and civil servant. He was the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was preceded by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.

Early life

He was born on 30 June 1902 to a Bengali family of Muslim Khans in the village of Baherchar in Babuganj, then part of the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. Khan completed his matriculation from Barisal Zilla School in 1919 and completed his Intermediate of Arts from Brojomohun College two years later. He ranked first in the first-class during his Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic, graduating with honors from the University of Dacca. He received his Master of Arts in Arabic from the same university in 1925. After that, he completed his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1927, ranking first among the first class.

Career

In 1929, he joined the judicial branch of Bengal Civil Service. In his career he served as the subordinate judge, additional district judge and district judge and a justice of the Dhaka High Court. He started his political career in 1962 with the Convention Muslim League and in 1964 he was made the president of the East Pakistan wing of the Muslim League. In 1965 he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly from Barisal. He went on to be elected Speaker of the National Assembly. In 1957 President Iskander Mirza elevated him as judge of the East Pakistan High Court. He resigned to join politics in 1962 and got elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and was speaker of the Assembly from 1965 to 1969. He served as acting president on several occasions. On resigning in 1969, President Ayub Khan did not hand over power to him but instead abrogated the constitution and invited Gen Yahya Khan to declare martial law leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

He established various religious and educational institutions such as the Gulshan Central Masjid, Baherchar Kajal Khan High School (named after his father), Gouranadi College and Gugandia Abul Kalam College. He also played a part in the founding of the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College.

Justice Feroz Nana was father of Ms Anita Ghulam Ali while Justice Mushtaq Ali Kazi was father in law of Justice Agha Rafiq Khan former Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court.

Acting President of Pakistan

Abdul Jabbar Khan was the acting president of Pakistan from 1965 to 1965, when President Ayub Khan (general) went abroad for medical treatment. He resigned to join politics in 1962 and got elected as MNA and was speaker of the National Assembly from 1965 to 1969. He served as acting president on several occasions. On resigning in 1969.

Death

He died on 23 April 1984 in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.