Mokhtar Ahmad
Mokhtar Ahmad (31 August 1943 – 21 October 2006) was a politician from the Chittagong District of Bangladesh and an elected a member of parliament for Chittagong-12.[1] He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[2]
Mokhtar Ahmad | |
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মুখতার আহমদ | |
| Member of Parliament from Chittagong-12 | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu |
| Succeeded by | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1943 Chittagong District |
| Died | 21 October 2006 Chittagong District |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
Early life
Mokhtar Ahmad was born on 31 August 1943 in the village of Ratakhord Mozaffarabad in the Sadhanpur union of Banshkhali in Chittagong district.[2]
Career
Mokhtar joined politics in 1962. He was a freedom fighter. In Sector 1, he was the regional captain of Banshkhali, Anwara and Kutubdia.[2]
He was elected to parliament from Chittagong-12 as a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal candidate in 1988.[1] He was defeated as the candidate of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal from Chittagong-15 constituency in the first parliamentary elections of 1973.[2]
In 1992 he rejoined the Bangladesh Awami League and served as a member of the Chittagong South District.[2]
Death
Mokhtar Ahmad died on 21 October 2006.[2]
References
- "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- মোঃ খোরশেদ আলম (21 October 2019). মোখতার আহমদ স্মরণে, মুক্তিযোদ্ধা রাজনীতিবিদ. The Azadi (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.