Ghulam Muhammed Quader (born 24 February 1948), better known as GM Quader, is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairperson of Jatiya Party[1] and was the Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Parliament.[1] He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency.[2] He served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism from 2009 to 2014.
GM Quader | |
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জি এম কাদের | |
 Quader in 2023 | |
| 7th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 28 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Rowshan Ershad |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 10 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Constituency | Rangpur-3 |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Saleh Mohammad Sayeed |
| Succeeded by | Motiar Rahman |
| Constituency | Lalmonirhat-3 |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 9 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Asadul Habib Dulu |
| Succeeded by | Abu Saleh Mohammad Sayeed |
| Constituency | Lalmonirhat-3 |
| In office 1 October 2001 – October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Succeeded by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Constituency | Rangpur-3 |
| In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Riaz Uddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Asadul Habib Dulu |
| Constituency | Lalmonirhat-3 |
| 2nd Chairman of Jatiya Party | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2019 | |
| Leader | Ghulam Muhammed Quader |
| Preceded by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Muhammed Quader |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 6 December 2011 – 5 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Faruk Khan |
| Succeeded by | Tofail Ahmed |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 5 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir |
| Succeeded by | Faruk Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghulam Muhammed Quader 24 February 1948 Rangpur City, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Spouse | Sharifa Quader |
| Relatives |
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| Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| Website | gmquader |
Early life and family
editQuader was born on 24 February 1948 to a Bengali Muslim family of Rangpur City with roots in Dinhata. His parents were Mokbul Hossain and Majida Khatun.[3] Mokbul was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.[3] Quader had eight siblings including the former President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad,[4] banker Mozammel Hossain Lalu and Merina Rahman.[3][5][6] He is married to Sharifa Quader.[7]
Education
editQuader completed his SSC and HSC from Rangpur Zilla School and Rangpur Carmichael College. He obtained his BSc in mechanical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1969.[8]
Career
editQuader is the current chairman of the Jatiya Party (JP). Additionally, he held important posts in important ministries and organizations including the Ministry of Establishment, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, Jamuna Oil Company and Bangladesh Tobacco Company (now British American Tobacco Bangladesh). He worked in the Ministry of Agriculture in Iraq as a mechanical engineer from 1976 to 1977.[9]
Quader was elected to parliament with a Jatiya Party ticket in the seventh parliamentary election and served as member of parliamentary standing committee on defence ministry. He was also elected as lawmaker in eighth parliamentary election and served as a member of standing committee on agriculture ministry.
Quader was elected to parliament from Lalmonirhat-3 on 7 January 2019 as a candidate of the Jatiya Party.[10] He received 149,641 votes while his nearest rival, Asadul Habib Dulu of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 80,225 votes.[11]
From 2016, he joined his elder brother, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who was the founder and chairman of the Jatiya Party. Ershad had declared to make Quader the co-chairman of the party although Ershad's wife Rowshan Ershad and her MPs were against the decision. In May 2019, Ershad appointed Quader acting chairman of Jatiya Party.[12] In July 2019, he became chairman of the party.[13] His leadership has been challenged by Bidisha Ershad, wife of Ershad, and Rowshan Ershad, another wife of Ershad and co-chairperson of the party.[14][15] In light of the 12th National Elections, his political decisions are being subject to staunch criticisms by Saquib Rahman, Editor of Progress Magazine and Senior Lecturer of Law at North South University.[16][17][18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency 18_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Name of Opposition Leader of Parliament". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ a b c গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের (জি এম কাদের)- এর জীবন বৃত্তান্ত. gmquader.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Ghulam Muhammed Quader MP given charge to run JP". The Daily Star. 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Jatiya Party presidium member Bablu marries Ershad's niece". bdnews24.com. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Ershad wants tomb on his grave". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "GM Quader's wife Sharifa set to become Jatiya Party MP from a reserved seat". bdnews24.com. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ 'বুয়েটে রাজনীতি করিনি, পাস করে বেরিয়ে রাজনীতিবিদ হয়েছি'. thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Official Website of Ghulam Muhammed Quader". gmquader.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Ghulam Muhammed Quader - গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের History". Amarmp. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Lalmonirhat-3 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Ershad appoints GM Quader as Jatiya Party acting chairman". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "GM Quader new chairman of Jatiya Party". The Business Standard. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "GM Quader 'self-declared chairman' of Jatiya Party: Bidisha Ershad - National". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "GM Quader refutes Rowshan's statement". Dhaka Tribune. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "What changed G M Quader's mind?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "More than just the 'B-team'?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Does the Jatiyo Party intend to be a real opposition?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2023.