Shahjahan Omar (born 24 December 1947) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former state minister for law. He is retired major of the Bangladesh Army and was awarded Bir Uttom. He was a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the

Jhalokati-1 Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Bazlul Haque Haroon of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for ...

constituency.

Early life

Omar was born on 24 December 1947. He worked as a barrister. After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he pledged allegiance to the new government led by Bangladesh Army officers.

Career

Omar was elected to the parliament as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from

Jhalakati-1 Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Bazlul Haque Haroon of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kathalia and Rajapur upazilas. History The ...

in 2001. He served as the State Minister of Law in the

Second Khaleda Cabinet The second Khaleda cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 8th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2001 general election. The cabinet took office on 10 October 2001 and left office on 29 October 2006. The Prime ...

. In 2001 his supporters attacked minority Hindu populations in Jhalakati-1 to intimidate them from voting against him. On 27 October 2007, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sued Omar on corruption charges. On 14 May 2008, he was sentenced 13 years’ imprisonment by a special court in Dhaka.

Bangladesh High Court The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...

acquitted him in August 2010. In September 2014,

Bangladesh Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

allowed ACC to start the process to appeal the High Court verdict.

Personal life

Omar is married to Mehjabin Farzana Omar, and they have a son, Adnan Omar.

References

Living people 1947 births People from Jhalokati district Bangladesh Army officers Recipients of the Bir Uttom Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members State Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis Mukti Bahini personnel {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub