A. T. M. Abdul Wahab ( bn, এ টি এম ‍আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from

Magura-1 Magura-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Saifuzzaman Shikhor of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Sreepur Upazila, Magura Municipality, and nine unio ...

Early life

Wahab was born on 29 December 1946. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.

Career

Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, ''Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971'', about the history of the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. Wahab was elected to Parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election. The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar. He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wahab, A. T. M. Abdul Awami League politicians Living people 1946 births 10th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladesh Army generals Mukti Bahini personnel People from Magura District Politicians from Khulna Division Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairmen Kushtia Government College Alumni