Golam Dastagir Gazi (born 14 August 1948) is a Bangladeshi industrialist and a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Narayanganj-1 constituency. In January 2019, he was selected as the minister of textiles and jute.
Gazi is the chairman of Gazi TV and the chairman of Gazi Group. He is a former director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Gazi is a recipient of Bir Protik, the fourth-highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. In the liberation war, he was a member of the guerrilla group Crack Platoon. In 2020, he was awarded the Independence Day Award by the government of Bangladesh.
Early life and education Gazi was born to Golam Kibria Gazi and Shamsunnesa Begum. Gazi graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1968.
Career In 1977, Gazi was elected as a commissioner in the first election of the Dhaka City Corporation from his electoral areas — Kakrail, Sidheshwari, Malibag, Eskaton, and Mogbazar. Gazi started his manufacturing industries in the plastic and rubber sector in 1974.
Gazi is a former president of the Bangladesh-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Golam Dastagir Gazi was arrested in Dhaka's Shantinagar area on 25 August 2024.
Personal life Gazi is married to Hasina Gazi (b. 1955), a former mayor of Tarabo Municipality, Narayanganj. The couple is blessed with 2 sons.
Awards Bir Protik Independence Day Award (2020)
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