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Muhammad Abdul Mannan

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Abdul Mannan
এম. এ. মান্নান
Mannan in 2018
Minister of Planning
In office
7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMustafa Kamal
Succeeded byAbdus Salam
Minister of State for Finance
In office
14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Preceded byShah M. Abul Hussain
Succeeded byWaseqa Ayesha Khan
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Sunamganj-3
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byShahinur Pasha Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1946-02-16) 16 February 1946 (age 78)
Dungria, Assam Province, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Muhammad Abdul Mannan (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Minister of Planning of Bangladesh from 2019 to 2024.[1][2]

Early life

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Abdul Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria, Sunamganj, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India. He finished his O-level at the PAF Public School Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. He graduated from the University of Dhaka.[3]

Career

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In 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Kishorgonj District, Chittagong District, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary (Political) in Ministry of Home Affairs, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva.[3]

In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. 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.[3][4]

Mannan was detained after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in August 2024.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dhaka urges Saarc to focus on economic growth". The Daily Star. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "State Minister of Finance". erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "M.A. Mannan -এম এ মান্নান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "সুনামগঞ্জে সাবেক মন্ত্রী এম এ মান্নানের জামিন আবারও নামঞ্জুর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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