Obaidul Haque

Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri
ওবায়দুল হক উজ়িরপুরী
Member of Parliament
In office 27 February 1991 – 1996
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar
Succeeded by	Abdul Kahir Chowdhury
Constituency	Sylhet-5
Personal details
Born	2 January 1934[1] Wazirpur, Kholachhora, Zakiganj, Sylhet District, British Raj
Died	17 January 2008(2008-01-17) (aged 74) Sylhet District, Bangladesh
Political party	Islami Oikya Jote Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis

Obaidul Haque (Bengali: ওবায়দুল হক; 1934–2008) was a politician, teacher and a member of parliament for Sylhet-5.

Obaid was born on 2 January 1934 into a Bengali Muslim in the village of Wazirpur in Kholachhora Union, Zakiganj, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He completed his primary education locally, before enrolling as a student at the Dubag Junior High School up until class 8. He then studied at the Ranaping Arabia Hussainia Madrasa in Dhakauttar, Golapganj. After that, he studied at the Ashraful Uloom Madrasa in Bara Katara, Dhaka.^[2] In addition to Bengali, Obaid was fluent in Urdu and Arabic.

Obaid began his career as a teacher at the Lalarchak Madrasa in Rajaganj Union, Kanaighat under the instruction of his teacher Riyasat Ali. In 1960, he became a teacher at the Ranaping Arabia Hussainia Madrasa which he continued to do as a teacher of Hadith there until his death. He served as the former co-president of the Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and president of the Azad Deeni Edaraye Talim Bangladesh.^{[citation needed]}

Obaid was elected to parliament from Sylhet-5 as a Islami Oikya Jote candidate in 1991.^[3]

Obaid died on 17 January 2008. He was buried near the Wazirpur Jame Mosque in Sheola-Zakiganj Road. His son was Dr Shamsul Haque.^[2]

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