Zaheed Farooque (born 26 November 1950)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician.

He is a former State Minister of Water Resources and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-5 constituency during 2019–2024.

[citation needed] Farooque retired from Bangladesh as a colonel.

[2] Farooque was elected to parliament on 30 December 2018 from Barisal-5 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.

[3] He was appointed the State Minister of Water Resources in the Fourth Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.