Oli Ahmad

Colonel (Retd) Oli Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, is a Bangladeshi former minister & member of Parliament. He is a valiant freedom fighter and former Army officer. He is a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and currently president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Bangladesh.

Dr. Oli Ahmad
Bir Bikrom
President – Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
Former Minister
Ministry of Communication
Ministry of Power, Energy, & Mineral Resources,
Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food and Ministry of Water Resources Development,
Ministry of Youth Development
Personal details
Born (1939-03-13) 13 March 1939
Chittagong, Bengal, British India
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party (1980–2006)
Liberal Democratic Party
(2006–present)
SpouseMumtaza Begum
ChildrenAnwara Begum
Omar Faruq
Sonia Mumtaz
Omar Sharif

Biography

Ahmad was the first Bengali Military officer to revolt against the Pakistani army on 25 March 1971 before the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the first officer to be awarded the Bir Bikrom for his bravery during that war. He fought under Major Ziaur Rahman in Sector No. 1. Ahmad is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On 26 October 2006, Ahmad and several other senior leaders of the BNP defected to form the Liberal Democratic Party.[1][2] At present he is serving as President of Liberal Democratic Party, #1 registered political party of Bangladesh.[3] While performing as Chief Coordinator for 20 Party Alliance, Dr. Oli Ahmad launched a new movement called "Jatiya Mukti Mancha" on 27 June 2019.[4][5]

Elections
General Election Parliamentary Seat Vote Percentage of total vote Political Party Result
2008Chittagong-1382,03645.8Liberal Democratic PartyWon
2008Chittagong-1463,41226.9Liberal Democratic Party2nd
2001Chittagong-1370,01653.8Bangladesh Nationalist PartyWon
2001Chittagong-1464,18429.1Bangladesh Nationalist Party2nd
1996Chittagong-1362,32361.8Bangladesh Nationalist PartyWon
1996Chittagong-1475,85548.2Bangladesh Nationalist PartyWon
1991Chittagong-1352,07259.5Bangladesh Nationalist PartyWon

In 1996, there was 2 election (6th & 7th Parliament), Dr. Oli Ahmad was elected MP both times.[6][7] He was first elected from Chandanaish, in March 1980 by-election & was in the 2nd Parliament[8]

Publications

Books published by Oli Ahmad include:

  • Revolution, Military Personnel and the War of Liberation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Dizzy Publications, 2004.
  • Battles That I Fought and Interviews of Liberation War Heroes. Dhaka: Annesha Prokashon, 2009.

See also

References
  1. "Dissidents quit Bangladesh's ruling party, alleging corruption". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007.
  2. "Badruddoza, Oli form new political party". The New Nation. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.
  3. "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd.
  4. "Oli declares new political alliance with aim to 'free Khaleda' | Daily Sun".
  5. "Oli announces new alliance with aim to 'free Khaleda'". The Daily Star. 27 June 2019.
  6. "List of 6th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  7. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  8. "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.

Further reading
  • "Statesmen's Who's Who" – book published in 1992
  • "Asia Pacific Who's Who" published in 2009 – Vol. IX from New Delhi, India

http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=234543, "Off to Jail"

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