Abdul Malek (Manikganj politician) explained

Mohammad Abdul Malek
Constituency Mp:Manikganj-3
President:Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Term Start:20 October 1986
Term End:9 November 1989
Successor:Nizam Uddin Khan
Birth Date:29 August 1935
Birth Place:Manikganj, Bengal, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party:Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Allegiance: (before 1972)
Branch:
Serviceyears:1957 - 1984
Unit:Ordnance Corps
Rank: Colonel
Commands:

Abdul Malek (1935-2000) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Manikganj-3. He was a former colonel of the Bangladesh Army and a former mayor of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Abdul Malek was elected to parliament from Manikganj-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2] [3] From 20 October 1986 to 9 November 1989, he served as the mayor/administer of Dhaka City Corporation. He was appointed to the position by President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[4]

Personal life

Abdul Malek's son Zahid Maleque was the minister for health and family planning until 2023.[1]

Legacy

Colonel Malek Medical College was named after him.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Col Malek's 18th death anniv observed - Countryside . 2020-11-08. The Daily Observer.
  2. Web site: "List of 3rd Parliament Members" . Bangladesh Parliament . 9 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf . 18 September 2018.
  3. Web site: "List of 4th Parliament Members" . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 9 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101931/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf . 8 July 2019.
  4. Web site: bn:ঢাকা জেলা. http://www.dhaka.gov.bd/site/page/4a79a197-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0/%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3. 2020-11-08. dhaka.gov.bd. en.
  5. News: Parvez Bahadia. Parvez Ali. 4 August 2017. Political approval alleged for 6 new med schools. Dhaka Tribune. 29 November 2014.