Abu Jahed Mohammad Nasir Uddin aka A. J. M. Nasir Uddin ( bn, আ জ ম নাসির উদ্দিন; born 1 January 1957) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. He is also the vice president of

Bangladesh Cricket Board The Bangladesh Cricket board ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the Inter ...

Personal life

Uddin was born on 1 January 1957 in Andarkilla, Chittagong. He completed his primary level education at Kadam Mubarak Primary school then completed S.S.C. in 1973 from

Government Muslim High School Government Muslim High School ( bn, গভ. মুসলিম হাই স্কুল, চট্টগ্রাম) is a government secondary boys-only school in the court hill area of Kotwali Thana, Chittagong, Bangladesh. The school's enro ...

. He completed H.S.C and his graduation at

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree. History Having begun ...

Career

On 24 January 1993, a rally of Awami league led by Sheikh Hasina at Laldighi Maidan, Chittagong was attacked. After which a case was filed by Sufian Siddique, Bangladesh Chattra League leader, against 28 including Uddin. Bangladesh Police submitted the charge sheet in the case on 7 March 1993. Uddin was acquitted in the case on 23 July 2015. Uddin submitted his nomination form to contest the mayoral election in Chittagong on 31 March 2015. He won on 30 April 2015 the election defeating the candidate of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

Mohammad Manjur Alam Mohammad Manjur Alam aka M. Manjur Alam ( bn, এম. মনজুর আলম) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is the former Mayor of Chittagong and managing director of Mostafa-Hakim Group. Political career Alam was elect ...

. Bangladesh Nationalist Party called the vote rigged and boycotted it. A voter was threatened with three years imprisonment by a polling agent of Uddin saying that his vote had already been cast. In 2017, Uddin traded barbs with former mayor

ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1 December 1944 – 15 December 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the mayor of Chittagong, the second-largest city in Bangladesh, for three consecutive terms. Early life Chowdhury was born o ...

. On 3 April 2019, Uddin slapped an engineer of National Housing Authority over land disputes regarding construction of sewage line between National Housing Authority and Chittagong City Corporation. On 28 October 2019, he forced Hasina Mohiuddin, the wife of the former Mayor of Chittagong ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, off the stage at a program of Awami League. He presented the Chittagong City Key to cricketer

Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in Tests and T20Is. He plays for Barishal in domestic cricket as an all- ...

. After Uddin's term as Mayor of Chittagong ended in 2020 he did not receive a nomination from Awami League for the future election. He blamed it on a "conspiracy". Awami League nominated

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (born 31 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi politician and incumbent mayor of Chittagong City Corporation. He is also the joint general secretary of Chattogram Mahanagar Awami League. Early life and education Chowdhury was born on ...

to contest the Chittagong Mayoral election.

References

1957 births Living people Mayors of Chattogram City Corporation Awami League politicians Government Muslim High School alumni Politicians from Chittagong Bengali Muslims Chittagong College alumni {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub