Sharif Uddin Ahmed

Sharif Uddin Ahmed was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Habiganj-2.

Sharif Uddin Ahmed
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
1991–1996
Preceded bySirajul Islam Khan
Succeeded bySharif Uddin Ahmed
In office
1996–1997
Preceded bySharif Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded bySuranjit Sengupta
Personal details
BornBaniachong, Habigonj
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Career

Sharif Uddin Ahmed was elected to parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991 and 1996.[1] He was the president of Habiganj District Awamileage at the time of his death. He was first elected as the party's secretary in 1985.

Birth

He was born in Baniachong.

Death

Ahmed died on 6 August 1996. Few days before his death he had brought an emergency notice to the parliament to build road from Baniachong to Ajmerigonj. When he died the Parliament members decided to name that road after him and it was approved by all the parties which was a rare occurrence in Bangladeshi politics. First person to propose that was General Ershad from Jatiya Party.[2]

References
  1. "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "Habiganj 2 constituency: Internal feuds in AL, BNP before election". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2020.


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