Yussuf Abdullah Harun

Yussuf Abdullah Harun (Bengali: ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন) is an Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Comilla-3.

Yussuf Abdullah Harun
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
Assumed office
14 January 2014
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byKazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
ConstituencyComilla-3
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947
Political partyAwami League (from 1995)
Alma materComilla Zilla School
Victoria College, Comilla

Early life

Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District. His father, Harun-or-Rashid, was also the MP of Comilla-3 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and his mother's name is Noor Jahan Rashid.[1] Harun completed a bachelor in communication. He is an F.C.A. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.[2]

Career

Harun was a councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange and president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1998.[3]

Harun was the President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2003.[4][5] He is the chairman of Asia Insurance Limited.[6]

On 20 April 2004, Harun received bail in a murder case.[7] He had been accused of shooting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a clash with Awami League on 5 May 2002.[7]

Harun was re-elected chairman of Asia Insurance Limited in 2011.[8]

Harun was elected to parliament in 2014 as an independent candidate.[2][9] He received 78,647 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Ahsanul Alam Kishor, received 56,336 votes.[10] He is a member of the committee on estimates of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[11] He took the initiative to help design and open the Allah Chattar in Muradnagar.[12]

Harun was re-elected to parliament from Comilla-3 in 2018 as an Awami League candidate.[13][14] He received 273,182 votes while his nearest rival, KM Mujibul Haque of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,358 votes.[14]

References
  1. বাংলাদেশ গেজেট : অতিরিক্ত সংখ্যা (PDF) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission. 8 January 2014. p. 227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Yussuf Abdullah Harun". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. Rahman, M. Shamsur (1998-01-14). "PM assures quick approval Merchant banks to come soon". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  4. "Canadian team signs $24m export, investment deals". The Daily Star. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "Joint business council with Indonesia formed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  6. "Asia Insurance declares 12pc dividend". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  7. "Attempted Murder Case Yussuf Abdullah Harun gets bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  8. "Harun reelected as Asia Insurance chairman". The Daily Star. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  9. "Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Comilla-3 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  11. "JS body for forming land acquisition committee for home ministry projects". New Age. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. "মহান আল্লাহ তায়ালার ৯৯ নামের দৃষ্টিনন্দন ভাস্কর্য কুমিল্লার মুরাদনগরে". International Quran News Agency (in Bengali). 14 September 2019.
  13. "Who are the Awami League candidates?". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  14. "Cumilla-3 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-13.


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