Abdul Hannan (politician)

Abdul Hannan (1 January 1938 – 1 October 2009) Politician of Sylhet district of Bangladesh and former member of Parliament for Sylhet-4 constituency in 1988.[1]

Abdul Hannan
আব্দুল হান্নান
Member of Parliament
for Sylhet-4
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byImran Ahmad
Succeeded byImran Ahmad
Personal details
Born1 January 1938
Sylhet District
Died1 October 2009
Political partyAwami League

Birth and early life

M.A. Hannan was born on 1 January 1938 in the village of Birkuli in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district (now Bangladesh) in Assam, British India.[2] He completed his primary education in his village and passed matriculation from Gowainghat High School in 1952. He passed HSC from MC College in 1954 and BA degree in 1958. After that he was admitted to Dhaka University in 1958 in LLB.

Political life

Abdul Hannan made a significant contribution to the language movement in 1952. He was the founding president of Gowainghat Awami League. He took active part in the liberation war of Bangladesh. He was elected chairman of Tokul Union No. 8 of Gowainghat Upazila three times in a row from 1973 to 1983.

He was elected to parliament from Sylhet-4 as an independent candidate in 1988.[3]

Death

Abdul Hannan died on 1 October 2009.

References
  1. "গোয়াইনঘাট উপজেলা". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. "সিলেট-৪ আসন: সংসদ নির্বাচনের সেকাল-একাল". sylhetview24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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