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Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher

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Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher
সৈয়দ আবদুল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ তাহের
Member of parliament for Comilla-12
In office
October 2001 – October 2006
Preceded byMd. Mujibul Haque
Succeeded byMd. Mujibul Haque
Personal details
Born1958
Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
SpouseDr. Habiba Akhter Chowdhury
Children3 daughters, 1 son
Alma materDhaka Medical College and Hospital
OccupationPhysician, politician

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher (Bengali: সৈয়দ আবদুল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ তাহের; born 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament for the Comilla-12 constituency in seventh parliamentary elections from 2001 to 2006 in Bangladesh.[1] He is a Central Working Committee member of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,[2] and its International Affairs secretary.[3]

Career

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Later, Taher was selected as Secretary General of the Islami Chatra Shibir and finally led the organisation as its Central President for two consecutive terms during 1985-86 and 1986–87.[4]

Taher was elected as a Member of Parliament in Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006[1][5][6] and was part of two parliamentary bodies, the Public accounts committee and the Public undertaking committee.[citation needed]

Taher was also arrested by joint forces on allegations of extortion, looting and grabbing during the tenure of the military backed caretaker government on 7 March 2007. He was released on ad-interim bail on 7 August 2008.[7]

Taher was imprisoned several times, most recently in 2013, when he was arrested on 2 January 2013,[8] by RAB personnel, in connection with various allegations, including arson attacks, attacks on police and conspiracy against the government. He was later released on bail.[citation needed]

Taher met with the First Political Secretary at the United States Embassy Matthew Bay on 16 October 2023.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bangladesh election results for Comilla-12 constituency, 2001". Amardesh. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Dr. Syed Abdullah Taher visits ailed Kazi Zafar". Jamaat-e-Islami website. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Major parties express mixed reactions over al-Qaeda statement". Dhaka Tribune. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Shibir Central Page: Ex president Profile of Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher". Shibir (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ Psephos Adam Carr. "Seventh Parliamentary Bangladesh Elections, 2001: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report: 8TH Jatiya Shangsad Election, 2001" (PDF). Election Commission, Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Ex-Jamaat MP Taher freed on bail". The Daily Star. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Jama'at leader Taher arrested". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Is the US fanning BNP-Jamaat violence in Bangladesh?". Somoy TV. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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