Mohammad Hafizur Rahman[a] SQA (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ হাফিজুর রহমান, Urdu: محمد حفیظ الرحمن; 2 June 1902[b]– 15 May 1984), known as Md.

Hafizur Rahman (মো: হাফিজুর রহমান), was a senior civil servant and minister, whose career spanned British colonial India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Born into a Bengali Muslim family in British India, Hafizur Rahman rose from a village boy in Mymensingh to prominent positions of authority.

He served in crucial positions, such as Chief Controller of Jute Regulations and District Magistrate, actively representing Pakistan's interests on the global stage in various roles like the Joint Secretary in the departments of food and agriculture.

[8] After retiring from politics, Hafizur Rahman remained involved in economic development initiatives in underprivileged areas of East Pakistan.

[9] After Bangladesh emerged as a new state, Hafizur Rahman continued to contribute to the development of the country's post-war broken economy by taking senior roles asn chairman.

advisers and directors of different government and commercial organisations, His legacy was defined by his pursuit of development and progress for East Pakistan and later Bangladesh.

Advocating for provincial autonomy and separate industrial units in the region, Hafizur Rahman's efforts laid the groundwork for the formulation of the six-point demands, which carried significant implications for Pakistan's future.

He studied at Mymensingh Zilla School, He passed the Matriculation examination in 1919 and graduated from IThe Presidency College Calcutta in 1921.

[1][3][2][4] After graduating in 1925, Hafizur Rahman worked as an assistant lecturer at Dhaka University until he joined the Bengal Civil Service on 8 July 1926.

[13] After Muhammad Ayub Khan came to power in October 1958, Hafizur Rahman was appointed as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government of Pakistan.

In order to study the developments that the European countries had attained in the various sectors of agriculture, he also visited Spain, U.K.,[15] Holland, Turkey and Syria.

However, he asserted that despite these efforts, more substantial measures would be required to effectively end the economic disparity between the two wings after decades of exploitation.

[20] The Bengali ministers focus on economic disparity between East and West Pakistan laid the groundwork for the later formulation of the six-point demands.

[10][12][11] As these conflicts were evolving within Pakistan, Hafizur Rahman engaged in several key trade agreements and diplomatic missions with various countries, aiming to enhance economic cooperation and foster international relations.

On the same day, he was appointed as the provincial Minister of Finance and Planning of East Pakistan under the new constitution enacted a few months earlier.

[35] Hafizur Rahman represented Pakistan as the leader of the delegation during a successful mission to Tokyo, Japan, in March 1964, focusing on obtaining aid for the country's development and the establishment of a proposed steel mill, which was seen as a crucial step in the country's fight against poverty and efforts to boost the local economy.

[39] Rahman aggressively pursued policies aimed at bridging the economic disparity between East and West Pakistan.

[41] He was party to massive developmental projects including development of the Chalna Anchorage, a milk plant in Dacca, construction of bridges and introduction of mechanized farming in East Pakistan.