M. A. Mannan M.P (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and the

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of Bangladesh since 2019. Mr Mannan was a former diplomat and bureaucrat of Bangladesh who served to the Government Bangladesh.

Early life

Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria,

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, Sylhet District,

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. He finished his O-level at the

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. He graduated from the

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Career

In 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Kishorgonj District, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary (Political) in

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, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of

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, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in

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. In 2005, he joined the

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. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from Sunamganj-3. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of Finance on 12 January 2014. He was also made the State Minister of Planning in April 2014.

Personal life

Mannan is married to Zolekha Mannan, a college professor. His son is settled in the United Kingdom and his daughter is settled in the United States.

References

Living people University of Dhaka alumni Awami League politicians State Ministers of Finance (Bangladesh) State Ministers of Planning (Bangladesh) People from Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila PAF College Sargodha alumni 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Planning ministers of Bangladesh 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 1946 births Murari Chand College alumni {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub