and there were no permanent settlements or stations located on it, both India and Bangladesh claimed sovereignty over it because of speculation over the existence of oil and natural gas in the region. Under Khan, the sandbar remained under Bangladeshi authority. During his time the Bangladesh Navy was also able to bring down the pirates in the Bay of Bengal. Khan also took possible measures to maintain the security of the Sundarbans. During the time of Ziaur Rahman's rule, besides being the head of the navy, Khan also served as the minister of telecommunications. Khan was also a member of President Zia's temporarily formed party called JAGODAL. On 24 March 1982, when martial law was imposed in Bangladesh and general Hussain Mohammad Ershad took over the government, Khan was appointed as the deputy chief martial law administrator. At that time he also became an adviser of the Ministry of Communications. From 10 July 1982 to 1 June 1984, he served as a minister of the Ministry of Communications. Till his death, he served as the Minister of Agriculture in the country. Personal life Khan is married to Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu. Their youngest daughter, Zubaida Rahman, married Tarique Rahman, the elder son of President Ziaur Rahman and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, in 1993. Death On 6 August 1984, Khan went to the then Dhaka International Airport in Dhaka to investigate an air crash in that area. There, while investigating the air crash, Khan had a heart attack and he was taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), where he died at the age of 49. His burial place is at the Banani defence graveyard in Dhaka. References |- Bangladeshi Navy admirals 1934 births 1984 deaths Burials at Banani Graveyard Chiefs of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) Pakistan Navy officers People from Dakshin Surma Upazila Road Transport and Bridges ministers of Bangladesh Bangladeshi people of Afghan descent