Annisul Huq
Annisul Huq was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, television show host, and mayor of North Dhaka.
Early life and education
He was born on 27 September 1952, Sonapur at Sonagazi in Feni to Shariful Huq and Rowshan Ara. His father was an official of the Bangladesh Ansar. He passed SSC from Dinajpur Zilla School in 1970 and intermediate from Govt Science College. He completed his bachelor's degree from the University of Rajshahi and had a master's in economics from the University of Chittagong.Career
Television
Annisul Huq was a regular host on Bangladesh Television in the early 1980s. He hosted interviews with politically significant personalities.Business
Annisul Huq established his own business, Mohammadi Group in 1986, and was the chairperson of the company until his death. As of 2007, the group had 7,000 employees in the textile and garments sector. The conglomerate is also involved in real estate, IT, a power generation company that directly contributes to the national grid and a distribution company that represents multiple foreign television channels. The group has an independent TV channel named Nagorik.Annisul Huq served as the president of several apex bodies including the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Independent Power Producers Association.
Politics
Annisul Huq was elected the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation on ticket of Bangladesh Awami League in the city corporation election of 2015. He was a surprise pick by the Awami League as no other leaders of the party stood for the position. According to the affidavits submitted to the Election Commission in March 2015, he had amassed a net worth of US$3.25 million.As mayor, Annisul Huq promised to build Dhaka into a clean, green and safe city, although he received some flak for his involvement of foreigners. 20,000 illegal billboards were removed as part of the clean-up project. Mayor Annisul Huq said he would not put up with resistance from vested interests in his clean-up efforts.
Annisul Huq also promised to reduce corruption among government employees.