Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan

Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan (born 16 January 1939) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency.[1] He resigned from the latest position on 11 December 2022 but re-elected for the same position as an independent candidate in the follow up by-election on 8 February 2023.[2][3]

Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan
আবদুস সাত্তার ভূঁইয়া
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Brahmanbaria-2
Assumed office
28 January 2019
Preceded byZiaul Haque Mridha
In office
15 February 1996 – 9 October 2001
Preceded byA. Satter
Succeeded byFazlul Hoque Amini
State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
In office
3 October 2006 – 29 October 2006
State Minister of Land
In office
6 May 2004 – 3 October 2006
State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
In office
22 May 2003 – 6 May 2004
State Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
10 October 2001 – 7 April 2003
Member of Parliament
for Comilla-1
In office
2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded byMohammad Sayedul Haque
Succeeded byMohammad Mobarak Ali
Personal details
Born (1939-01-16) 16 January 1939
Sarail, Tippera District, Bengal Province
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life and family

Bhuiyan was born on 16 January 1939 to a Bengali Muslim family of Bhuiyans in Paramanandapur Boro Bari, Sarail, then located in the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the Tippera District. His parents were Maqsud Ali Bhuiyan and Rahima Khatun.[4]

Career

Bhuiyan served as the State Minister of Land and the State Minister of Power in the Second Khaleda Cabinet of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5][6] He also served as the State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock in the Second Khaleda cabinet.[7]

Bhuiyan served as an adviser of Khaleda Zia as well.[8] He was re-elected to the parliament in the by-election 2023 as an independent candidate.[3]

References
  1. "Constituency 244_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. "Brahmanbaria-2, where AL never won after 1975". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. "Newly elected six MPs take oath". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. "একাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনে প্রার্থীদের প্রদত্ত ব্যক্তিগত তথ্যাদি" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Ukil Abdus Sattar made new power minister". The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. "JSS leaders blame Wadud Bhuiyan for attacks in Khhagrachhari villages". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. "Tap global poultry trade as no bird flu in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. "Judges to be removed if they don't deliver verdict as per govt's wish". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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