The 41st anniversary of the death of Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan, a former speaker of the then Pakistan national assembly, will be observed with special prayer sessions today.
Abdul Jabbar Khan, also a former president of the East Pakistan Muslim League, died this day in 1984 at his house at Gulshan in Dhaka, according to a press release.
He was born on January 1, 1901 in his village home at Baherchar under Babuganj upazila in Barisal and began his profession as a lawyer after completing his education.
He later joined the judiciary and was made a High Court judge in the then East Pakistan.
After retirement, he joined politics and was elected president to the East Pakistan Muslim League in 1964.
He became the speaker of the Pakistan national assembly in June 1965. He held the position till the promulgation of the martial law in March 1969, according to the release.
He quit politics in 1969 and engaged himself in promoting education by setting up schools and madrassahs and other social organisations.
