Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad (born 1983), better known as Saad Ershad, is a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

businessman and politician belonging to Jatiya Party. He is the incumbent

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

Rangpur-3 Rangpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Saad Ershad is the current MP of this constituency. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Rangpur Sadar Upazila and wards 9 through 33 of Rang ...

constituency. His father

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 ...

was Former President of Bangladesh and his mother

Rowshan Ershad Roushan Ershad (born 19 July 1943) is a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician. She is the current Jatiya Sangsad member from Mymensingh-4 constituency and the incumbent Leader of the Opposition in the 11th parliament. She is the Chief Patron of th ...

is the current

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. On 29 October 2019, he was appointed the Joint Secretary General of the Jatiya Party.

Early life and family

Ershad was born in 1983 to a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the sec ...

family in

Bangladesh 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 ...

with ancestral roots in

Dinhata Dinhata is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Dinhata subdivision. Dinhata is known for arranging best Durga Puja in North Bengal. Dinhata is famous for Sastho Mel ...

(present-day

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). His father,

, was a former

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile

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Career

After the death of his father,

, on 14 July 2019, the

constituency became vacant. Saad Ershad decided to contest by-poll election. Ershad collected nomination form on 3 September 2019. He was declared as a candidate of Jatiya Party on 8 September. His nomination paper was declared as valid 3 days later by

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. On 16 September, Rezaul Karim Razu of

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 ...

withdrew his nomination paper and Ershad was declared as the candidate of Grand Alliance in the by-poll. He was elected on 5 October at by-election, defeating his cousin Hossain Mokbul Shahriar.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ershad, Saad 1983 births Living people People from Cooch Behar district People from Rangpur District Bangladeshi businesspeople Jatiya Party (Ershad) politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members