Abu Sayed Matiul Hannan Shah (known as Hannan Shah; 11 October 1941 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician and army officer from

Gazipur District Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1741.53 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent c ...

. He served as the jute minister and a

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the

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constituency during 1991–1996.

Early life

Shah was born in Ghagtia,

Kapasia Kapasia ( bn, কাপাসিয়া) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. It is located at , and is best known as the home upazila of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of B ...

in the-then British India. His father,

Fakir Abdul Mannan Fakir Abdul Mannan (1901, Gazipur - 1994) was the former Minister of Agriculture of East Pakistan and lawyer. Career Rahman was involved in the Pakistan Movement as a leader of the Muslim League. In 1960, Rahman was the Secretary of the Provincia ...

, was a minister in the Pakistan government during 1965–1968. In 1962, Hannan Shah was commissioned in

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. Shah's younger brother,

Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman was a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He resigned from the Supreme Court after being twice passed over from promotion. Early life Rahman completed his undergraduate and graduate stud ...

, was a judge in the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.

Career

Shah retired from the

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

as a

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in 1981. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1983. He served as the standing committee member of the

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 ...

. Shah served as the Minister of Jute during 1991–96. On 25 November 2013, Shah was arrested by

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

from his residence.

Personal life and death

Shah was married to Nahid Hannan. Together they had one daughter, Sharmin Hannan and two sons, Shah Rezaul Hannan and Shah Reazul Hannan. In January 2015, Shah was hospitalized to

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in Dhaka with respiratory problems. He died at the age of 74 in

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while undergoing treatment for heart disease on 27 September 2016.

References

1941 births 2016 deaths Bangladesh Army brigadiers Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Textiles and Jute ministers of Bangladesh 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis People from Kapasia Upazila {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub