Mirza Abdul Awal
Mirza Abdul Awal | |
|---|---|
মীর্জা আব্দুল আউয়াল | |
| Member of the 2nd Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| President | Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar |
| Prime Minister | Mashiur Rahman Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Abu Sayeed |
| Succeeded by | Monzur Kader |
| Constituency | Pabna-8 (now Pabna-1) |
| Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 1954 – 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| Preceded by | A. M. A. Hamid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bera, Pabna District |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Relatives | Mirza Abdul Halim (brother) Mirza Abdul Jalil (brother) Manzur Quader (nephew) |
Mirza Abdul Awal (Bengali: মীর্জা আব্দুল আউয়াল) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Pabna-8.
Early life and family
[edit]Abdul Awal was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Mirzas in the village of Jainagar in Bera, Pabna District. His brother, Mirza Abdul Halim, was a former parliamentarian who served as the Opposition Minister of State for Shipping. His other brother, Mirza Abdul Jalil, was a former president of the Bangladesh Krishak League. The retired army major Manzur Quader is his nephew.[1]
Career
[edit]Abdul Awal competed in the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election and successfully won a seat at the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. He was involved in the Bengali language movement and six point movement during the Pakistan period. Following the independence of Bangladesh, he was elected to the 2nd Jatiya Sangsad from Pabna-8 (Bera-Santhia; now Pabna-1) as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate following the 1979 Bangladeshi general election.[2][3] Abdul Awal contested for Pabna-1 at the 1991 Bangladeshi general election, losing to Motiur Rahman Nizami.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "পাবনা-২ আসনে নৌকা চান মির্জা জলিল". NTV (in Bengali). 5 November 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Lal, Shiv (1985). Bangla-Pak Polities. Election Archives. p. 193.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.