Shamsur Rahman Sherif

Shamsur Rahman Sherif (12 March 1941 – 2 April 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Ministry of Land.[2] He was a 5-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pabna-4 constituency.[3]

Shamsur Rahaman Sherif
শামসুর রহমান শরীফ
Minister of Land
In office
14 January 2014 – 6 January 2019
Preceded byRezaul Karim Hira
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Pabna-4
In office
12 June 1996 – 2 April 2020
Preceded bySirajul Islam Sarder
Succeeded byNuruzzaman Biswas
Personal details
Born(1941-03-12)12 March 1941
Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Sherif was born on 12 March 1941 in Char Shanirdiar, Pabna Sadar Upazila, Pabna District, East Bengal, British Raj.[4] He completed his B.S. degree from Govt. Edward College, Pabna.

Career

Sherif was elected to parliament in the General Election of June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 66,424 votes while his closest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 55,944 votes.[5]

Sherif was re-elected in the General Election in 2001 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 85,311 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 65,721 votes.[5]

Sherif was re-elected in the General Election of 2008 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[6] He received 147,334 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 104,901 votes.[6]

Sherif was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election from Pabna-4 after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7] He was a member of the Pabna District Awami League and was appointed Minister of Land.[8]

Sherif's son, Shirhan Sharif Tomal, was arrested for attacking journalists in Pabna in December 2017.[9] He was the president of Ishwardi upazila Jubo League but was expelled after the incident.[9] He also has a case against him for attacking and robbing the home of a "freedom fighter" (veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war).[9][10]

In April 2018, Sherif's personal officer, Kutubuddin Ahmed, was arrested for grabbing a land near Gulshan-Baridhara by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[11]

Sherif was re-elected in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[12] He received 249,558 votes while his nearest rival, Md Habibur Rahman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 48,822.[4] He lost his Minister of Land position in the newly formed cabinet.[13]

Death

Sherif died on 2 April 2020.[4] After his death, his constituency Pabna-4 became vacant and Nuruzzaman Biswas was elected in a by-election.[14]

References
  1. "Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP from Pabna-4 and former land minister, dies at 79". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2020.
  2. "Ministers Qamrul, Mozammel in Cabinet meeting after Supreme Court verdict". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. মাননীয়মন্ত্রী. Ministry Of Land-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. Sarker, Rasel. "In memory of those who died in 2020". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  5. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 2018-04-18. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  7. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. Staff Correspondent (18 July 2018). "AL to reshape villages if voted to power: PM". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  9. "Attack on Journos: Jubo League expels land minister's son". The Daily Star. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  10. "Land Minister's son expelled from Jubo League". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  11. Correspondent, Senior. "ACC arrests land minister's personal officer for 'defrauding' RAJUK land in Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  12. "Pabna-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  13. Bashar, Reazul. "Seniors make way for the newcomers in Hasina's cabinet". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  14. "Nuruzzaman Biswas gets AL nomination for Pabna 4 by-polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2023-02-13.


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