Jahangir Kabir (Bengali: জাহাঙ্গীর কবীর) is a Bangladeshi politician and journalist. He was a former member of parliament for Jhalokati-1, as a Jatiya Party candidate.
Jahangir Kabir | |
|---|---|
| জাহাঙ্গীর কবীর | |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 27 February 1991 | |
| Succeeded by | Shahjahan Omar |
| Constituency | Jhalokati-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
Early life and family
editKabir was born into a political Bengali Muslim Zamindar family known as the Taluqdars of Chechrirampur in Kathalia, Jhalokati, then under the Backergunge District. The family traced their ancestry to Tendur Khan, a claimed descendant of Sultan Sher Shah Suri, who first settled in Faridpur from Sasaram. Tendur Khan then settled in Chechrirampur, and was given the taluq of Syedpur Pargana. Kabir's genealogy is as follows: Jahangir Kabir, son of Tafazzal Husayn Khan Tota Mia, son of Muazzam Husayn Khan Naya Mia, son of Ahsan Khan, son of Bhola Khan, son of Nasir Khan. His paternal uncle, Nurul Husayn Khan Nanna Mia, was an associate of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and editor for the All-India Muslim League Volunteers Force.[1]
Career
editKabir was elected to parliament from Jhalokati-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). "চেচরিরামপুরের তালুকদার পরিবার" [The Taluqdar family of Chechrirampur]. বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani. OCLC 56950964.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.