Abdul Mannan (7 October 1929 – 5 April 2005) was a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and the first

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

of independent Bangladesh from April 1972 to March 1973.

Early life

He was born in Katuli,

Tangail Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...

on 7 October 1929. In 1944 he graduated from Bindubasini Government Boys High School. He studied at Karatia Sadat College and graduated from Dhaka University in 1951. He was a professor in Ananda Mohan College and Haraganga College. His later worked as an income tax adviser.

Career

He was involved in Bengali Nationalist movements such as the language movement of 1952,

Six point movement The six point movement was a movement in East Pakistan, spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which called for greater autonomy for East Pakistan. The movement's main agenda was to realize the six demands put forward by a coalition of Bengali na ...

, and

1969 uprising in East Pakistan The 1969 mass uprising in East Pakistan ( bn, ঊনসত্তরের গণঅভ্যুত্থান, lit=69’s Mass uprising) was a democratic political movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The uprising consisted of a series of m ...

. In 1969 he was president of the Tangail district unit of Awami League in 1969 and the publicity secretary of All Pakistan Awami League. He was one of the representatives of the committee of the Round table conference led by

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Beng ...

In 1970 he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly. After the election of 1970, He was chosen as the victorious party whip in the parliamentary committee formed by

. On 17th April 1971, he conducted the oath-taking ceremony of

Mujibnagar Government The Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, popularly known as the Mujibnagar Government, was established following the declaration of independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh on 10 April 1971. Headed by prime minis ...

and also took the duty of its spokesman. On the 19th of April, he took the oath as the Acting minister (Minister-in-charge) of

Ministry of Information (Bangladesh) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( bn, তথ্য ও সম্প্রচার মন্ত্রণালয়) (abbreviated as MoIB) is a branch of the Government of Bangladesh and is the apex body for formulation and administ ...

He was the head of the information, broadcasting, and film division of

. He was also the chairman of the Board of Editors of the weekly '' Jai Bangla''. He was made the First Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh on 12 January 1972 in the Sheikh Mujib cabinet. In 1973 he was elected to the National Parliament. He was the Minister of Health and Family Planning in the second cabinet. Abdul Mannan was appointed as the Health and Family Planning Minister on 26 January 1975. In the absence of party president Sheikh Hasina, he discharged his duties as the Acting President of the Awami League. He played a prominent role in protests against the rule of

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time ma ...

. He was detained by police before a rally in March 1984, was injured and detained during an anti-government demonstration in July 1987, and was held in custody again from October to December that year. From 1977 to 1986 he was the Bangladesh Income Tax Lawyers' Association, president. He helped establish

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) ( bn, মাওলানা ভাসানী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is the 12th oldest public university and ...

, and the

Wari Club Wari Club Dhaka ( bn, ওয়ারী ক্লাব ঢাকা) is an association football club from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). Wari Club is the oldest football club of Banglade ...

. Mannan died on 4 April 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannan, Abdul 1929 births 2005 deaths Awami League politicians Home Affairs ministers of Bangladesh 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Health and Family Welfare ministers of Bangladesh Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members