Mohammad Alim Uddin (14 February 1940 – 18 August 2015) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, freedom fighter and the former member of parliament of Rangpur-4. He was elected at the first national parliamentary election in 1973.

Birth and Early Life

Muhammad Alim Uddin was born on 14 February, 1940 at Syedpur upazilla in Nilphamari district of Bengal Presidency of British India (present Bangladesh). His father is myrtyred Dr Badiuzzaman and his mother was Anjema Khatun.

Politics and career

Uddin was elected as the founding president of the Nilphamari district Chatraleague on 1 January 1966. He was also the president of the Syedpur Chatraleagu. He directly participated at the 7 March address of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the

Suhrawardy Udyan Suhrawardy Udyan ( bn, সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যান) formerly known as Ramna Race Course ground is a national memorial located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is named after Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. Originally it serve ...

. Alim participated in the war of liberation from the sector six. His father Doctor Badiuzzaman was shot dead by the occupying Pakistan Army on 12 April 1971. He was elected at the

1973 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote. ...

at Rangpur-4 as a parliamentary member.

Death

Uddin died of heart attack on 18 August 2015 at his household at Notun Babupara Moholla of Syedpur Upazilla of Nilphamari District. He was 75 years at his death. His wife

Rabeya Alim Rabeya Alim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Member of the Bangladesh Parliament The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ...

is currently a parliamentary member of the reserved seat-23 of 11th National Parliament. His only son is Engineer Mohammad Rashiduzzaman. He has three daughters too.

References

1940 births 2015 deaths Awami League politicians 1st Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub