Matiur Rahman (20 September 1933 – 1 March 2003) was a Bangladeshi politician and organizer of the Liberation War who was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the (now defunct) Rangpur 11 constituency. He was the minister of housing in the second cabinet of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the minister of local government, rural development and cooperatives in the third cabinet.[1][2][3]
Matiur Rahman | |
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| Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives | |
| In office 16 March 1973 – 7 July 1974 | |
| Minister of Housing | |
| In office 13 April 1972 – 17 March 1973 | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Rangpur-11 | |
| In office 7 April 1973 – 6 November 1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1933 Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1 March 2003 (aged 69) Singapore |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Early life
editMatiur Rahman was born in Rasulpur village of Kumedpur in Pirganj of Rangpur district. After passing BA, he started business in Dhaka.[citation needed]
Career
editRahman was the organizer of the war of liberation in 1971. He played an active role in all the political activities of the time including the 6-point movement, language movement and participation in the war of independence of Bangladesh. During the war of liberation he served as the chairman of nine people under sector number six. He was elected a member of the National Assembly in the 1970 general election of Pakistan.[citation needed]
He was elected to parliament from Rangpur-11 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.[4] He was the minister of housing in the second cabinet of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the minister of local government, rural development and cooperatives in the third cabinet.[3][2]
Rahman was the president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1979-1982).[5]
References
edit- ^ Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 307. ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Life and Struggle of Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". Bangladesh Awami League. 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1972-75". GlobalSecurity.org.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Former Presidents". Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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