Mujibul Haque

Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu (born 1 September 1953)[1] is a Jatiya Party politician and the current Secretary General of the party.[2] He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-3 constituency since 2009.[1] He served as the State Minister of Labour and Employment during 2014–2019.[3][4]

Mujibul Haque
মুজিবুল হক
General Secretary of Jatiya Party
Assumed office
9 October 2021
Preceded byZiauddin Ahmed Bablu
Member of Parliament
for Kishoreganj-3
Assumed office
25 January 2009
Preceded bySayed Ashraful Islam
Member of Parliament
for Kishoreganj-4
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMizanul Haque
State Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Preceded byMonnujan Sufian
Succeeded byMonnujan Sufian
State Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
21 November 2013 – 12 January 2014
Preceded byAhad Ali Sarker
Succeeded byBiren Sikder
Deputy Minister of Land
In office
1987 – August 1988
Personal details
Born (1953-09-01) 1 September 1953
Kishoreganj District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Early life

Haque was born on 1 September 1953 to Abdul Malek and Harunnessa in Kajala Madhyapara, Tarail Upazila, Kishoreganj District, East Bengal, Pakistan. He completed his SSC in 1970 and HSC in 1972. He was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in Sector-11. In 1980, he graduated from the University of Dhaka with a law degree and a master's degree in 1981.[5]

Career

Haque was elected president of the Kishoreganj District unit of Jatiya Party. He was elected to parliament as a candidate of Jatiya Party from Kishoreganj-4 in 1986. He was re-elected in 1988. From August 1987 to 1988, he served as the Deputy Minister of Land. He was elected to parliament again in 2008, 2014 and 2018. From 21 November 2013 to 12 January 2014, he was the State Minister of Youth and Sports.[6] Then he served as the State Minister of Labor and Employment during 2014–2019.[5]

Upon the death of Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, Haque was appointed as the Secretary General of Jatiya Party in October 2021.[7]

Personal life

Haque is married to Rokhsana Kader.[5] Together they have two sons, Ziaul Haque and Israrul Haque.[5]

References
  1. "Constituency 164_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. "জাপার নতুন মহাসচিব মুজিবুল হক চুন্নু". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. "Mujibul Haque (Chunnu), State Minister". www.daily-sun.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. Nation, The New. "State minister for Labour Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu, handing over the Sheer-E- Bangla Council medal-2015 to Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Managing Director of JAMFS Group for outstanding contribution in business at Bisha Shahittay Kendra in the city on Tuesday". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. "Honorable State Minister". mole.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  6. "Target Free Polls". The Daily Star. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. "Jatiya Party appoints Mujibul Haque Chunnu as new secretary general". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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