Matiur Rahman (minister)

Matiur Rahman (20 September 1933 - 1 March 2003) Bangladeshi Politician and organizer of the Liberation War who was a Member of Parliament and Minister. He was a Member of Parliament for the then Rangpur-10 constituency. He was the Minister of Housing in the second cabinet of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives in the third cabinet.[1][2][3]

Matiur Rahman
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
March 16, 1973 – July 7, 1974
Minister of Housing
In office
13 April 1972 – 17 March 1973
Member of Parliament
for Rangpur-11
In office
1973 – 6 November 1976
Personal details
Born20 September 1933
Pirgonj, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Died1 March 2003
Singapore
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Rahman was born in Rasulpur village of Kumedpur in Pirganj of Rangpur district. After passing BA, he started business in Dhaka. When Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was imprisoned in the Agartala case in 1968, he married Sheikh Hasina and Wazed Miah as a lawyer father.

Career

Rahman was the organizer of the war of liberation in 1971. He played an active role in all the political activities of the time including the 6-point movement, language movement and participation in the war of independence of Bangladesh. During the war of liberation he served as the chairman of nine people under sector number six. He was elected a member of the National Assembly in the 1970 general election of Pakistan. He was elected to parliament from Rangpur-11 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.[4] He was the Minister of Housing in the second cabinet of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives in the third cabinet.[3][2]

He was the President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1979-1982).[5]

References
  1. Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 307. ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Life and Struggle of Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". Bangladesh Awami League. 19 December 2017.
  3. "Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1972-75". GlobalSecurity.org.
  4. ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. "DCCI :: Former Presidents". www.dhakachamber.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.


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