Abdul Mannan (7 October 1929 – 5 April 2005) was a

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politician and the first

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of independent Bangladesh from April 1972 to March 1973.

Early life

He was born in Katuli,

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on 7 October 1929. In 1944 he graduated from Bindubasini Government Boys High School. He studied at Karatia Sadat College and graduated from Dhaka University in 1951. He was a professor in

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and Haraganga College. His later worked as an income tax adviser.

Career

He was involved in Bengali Nationalist movements such as the

language movement of 1952 The Bengali language movement was a political movement in East Bengal (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government ...

, Six point movement, and

1969 uprising in East Pakistan The 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising () was a democratic political uprising in East Pakistan. It was led by the students backed by various political parties such as the Awami League, National Awami Party, and Communist party of East Pakistan and ...

. In 1969 he was president of the Tangail district unit of Awami League in 1969 and the publicity secretary of All Pakistan Awami League. He was one of the representatives of the committee of the Round table conference led by

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

In 1970 he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly. After the election of 1970, He was chosen as the victorious party whip in the parliamentary committee formed by

. On 17 April 1971, he conducted the oath-taking ceremony of Mujibnagar Government and also took the duty of its spokesman. On 19 April, he took the oath as the Acting minister (Minister-in-charge) of

Ministry of Information (Bangladesh) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting () (abbreviated as MoIB) is a branch of the Government of Bangladesh and is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to information, broadcasting, ...

. He was the head of the information, broadcasting, and film division of Mujibnagar Government. He was also the chairman of the Board of Editors of the weekly '' Jai Bangla''. He was made the First Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh on 12 January 1972 in the Sheikh Mujib cabinet. In 1973 he was elected to the National Parliament. He was the Minister of Health and Family Planning in the second cabinet. Abdul Mannan was appointed as the Health and Family Planning Minister on 26 January 1975. In the absence of party president Sheikh Hasina, he discharged his duties as the Acting President of the Awami League. He played a prominent role in protests against the rule of

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer, dictator and politician who served as President of Bangladesh, the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990. He seized power as a result of a 1982 ...

. He was detained by police before a rally in March 1984, was injured and detained during an anti-government demonstration in July 1987, and was held in custody again from October to December that year. From 1977 to 1986 he was the Bangladesh Income Tax Lawyers' Association, president. He helped establish

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) () is the 12th oldest public university, and second science and technology specialized PhD granting public university, in Bangladesh. It is named after Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. ...

, and the

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. He died on 4 April 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannan, Abdul 1929 births 2005 deaths Awami League politicians Ministers of home affairs of Bangladesh 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Health and Family Welfare ministers of Bangladesh Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members Candidates in the 1970 Pakistani general election Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh Provisional Government of Bangladesh