Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa

Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa is a Bangladeshi politician, and current City Mayor Of Rangpur.[1] He was elected as mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation in 2017 city election by defeating Awami League Candidate and then sitting mayor Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu. He is the president of Rangpur Jatiyo Party City unit and also a presidium member of Jatiyo Party(Ershad).[2][3] Earlier, he also served as Rangpur Jatiya Party (JP) general secretary.[4]

The Honourable
Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa
Mayor
মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান মোস্তফা
2nd Mayor of Rangpur
Assumed office
21 December 2017
Deputy
  • Samsul Haq
  • (Panel Mayor)
Preceded bySharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
Personal details
BornRangpur, East Pakistan
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)
SpouseJelly Rahman
Alma materCarmichael College
OccupationPolitician, Teacher

Early life and education

Mostafa completed his BSC from Carmichael College, Rangpur. He started his career as School teacher.

Career

Before contesting Mayoral election in 2012 as an independent candidate he served as Upazila Chairman since 2009. In 2012 mayoral election he got 78600 votes which. In 2017 2nd Rangpur city corporation election he gained ticket from Party Chairman H M Ershad. In the election, Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa won 160,489 votes with party polls logo ‘plough’ whereas his nearest rival the Awami League's Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, the outgoing mayor who ran with ‘boat’ logo, got 62,400 votes.[5] In RpCC Elections- 2022, he re-elected again where he bagged 1,46,798 votes.[6]

Personal life

Mostafa is married to Jelly Rahman.[7]

References
  1. Nation, The New. "RANGPUR: Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa, Mayor, Rangpur City Corporation addressing a view- exchange meeting on traffic jam, law and order situation during Ramzan at City Corporation Hall as Chief Guest on Tuesday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. "জাপার প্রেসিডিয়াম সদস্য হলেন রসিক মেয়র মোস্তফা". Barta24. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "'Ershad has to be buried in Rangpur' | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. Correspondent, Our; Rangpur (12 February 2008). "Civic bodies hail CG decisions for Rangpur". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque; Billah, Masum; Azad, Shahzada Mia; bdnews24.com. "Jatiya Party's Mostafa wins landslide in Rangpur City mayor election". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. "JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "RCC mayor Mostafa, wife contracted Covid-19". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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