Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin (Bengali: মীর মোহাম্মদ নাসিরুদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former state minister of civil aviation and tourism.[1]
Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | |
|---|---|
মীর মোহাম্মদ নাসিরুদ্দিন | |
 Nasiruddin in Kolkata (2005) | |
| Minister of State For Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 17 November 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Sayed Ashraful Islam |
| Succeeded by | Md. Mahbub Ali |
| 2nd Mayor of Chittagong | |
| In office 1 May 1991 – 20 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chittagong, East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Residence | Chittagong |
Career
editNasiruddin served as the state minister of civil aviation and tourism in the second Khaleda Zia cabinet.[2] He was the Four-party Alliance candidate in the 2005 Chittagong mayoral election. He was defeated by the incumbent mayor A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Awami League.[3] He is an adviser of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia.[4] On 5 May 2017, he met the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Shah Ahmad Shafi, at Hathazari Madrasa, Chittagong.[5]
Corruption
editOn 12 July 2007, Nasiruddin was jailed by a special anti-corruption court for corruption along with his son Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin for 13 years.[6] The Bangladesh High Court nullified the sentences in August 2010. On 3 July 2014, the Bangladesh Supreme Court scrapped the High Court order that acquitted him of all charges.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mir Nasir arrested". bdnews24.com. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin talks to The Star City". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "It's Mohiuddin Again". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Opposition calls hartal for Sunday in 4 dists". The Daily Star. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "BNP leader Mir Nasir meets Hefazat chief". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh ex-minister jailed for 13 years for graft". Reuters. 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "SC scrubs acquital of Mir Nasir, son". The Daily Star. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.