Muhammad Abdul Mannan (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Minister of Planning of Bangladesh from 2019 to 2024.[1][2]
Abdul Mannan | |
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এম. এ. মান্নান | |
_(cropped).jpg) Mannan in 2018 | |
| Minister of Planning | |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Kamal |
| Succeeded by | Abdus Salam |
| Minister of State for Finance | |
| In office 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Shah M. Abul Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Waseqa Ayesha Khan |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Sunamganj-3 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1946 Dungria, Assam Province, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Early life
editAbdul Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria, Sunamganj, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India. He finished his O-level at the PAF Public School Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. He graduated from the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
editIn 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Kishorgonj District, Chittagong District, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary (Political) in Ministry of Home Affairs, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva.[3]
In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from Sunamganj-3. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of Finance on 12 January 2014. He was also made the State Minister of Planning in April 2014.[3][4]
Mannan was detained after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in August 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dhaka urges Saarc to focus on economic growth". The Daily Star. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "State Minister of Finance". erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "M.A. Mannan -এম এ মান্নান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "সুনামগঞ্জে সাবেক মন্ত্রী এম এ মান্নানের জামিন আবারও নামঞ্জুর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.