Farooque Age, Real Name, Political Party, Movies, Nationality

Akbar Hossain Farooque was 74 years old at the time of his death. Farooque was born in August 1948, and he passed on in May 2023.

Farooque Real Name

Farooque’s real name is Akbar Hossain Pathan.

Farooque Political Party

Farooque belonged to the Bangladesh Awami League.

Farooque Movies

Farooque appeared in many films including Ghorer Lokkhi, Koti Takar Kabin, Ekhono Onek Raat, Jibon Songshar, Palki, Bhai Bhai, Lakhe Ekta, and many others.

Farooque Nationality

Farooque was Bangladeshi

Who Was Akbar Hossain Farooque?

Akbar Hossain Farooque was a Bangladeshi actor, film producer, politician, and entrepreneur.

Born on August 18, 1948, Farooque began his acting career in the 1970s, and ended up appearing in over 150 films, and in the next five decades, he became a household name in the Bangladeshi film industry.

As a producer, Farooque owned FP Films, through which he produced over a dozen of films and cofounded the Film Artist Association.

He was the president of Bangobandhu Sangskritik Jot, while he also managed his private business, Farooque Kniting and Dying Manufacturing Company, by the side.

As a politician, late Farooque was an activist, who joined the Bangladesh Awami League politics since 1966, and became a member of Parliament from Dhaka-17 in 2018.

Farooque won a number of awards during his lifetime, including the Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2016. He remains “one of the greatest and influential actors in the history of Bangladeshi cinema.”

Farooque died on May 15, 2023, at age 74.

He is survived by his wife, Farhana Farooque, a daughter, Fariha Tabassum Hossain, and a son, Rowshon Hossain.

Farooque who had been battling tuberculosis since 2020, died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, after being in the intensive care unit (ICU) for 4 months.