Abdus Salam | |
Native Name: | আবদুস সালাম |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Office: | Minister of Planning |
Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina |
Term Start: | 11 January 2024 |
Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
Predecessor: | M A Mannan |
Successor: | Salehuddin Ahmed as Adviser |
Constituency Mp1: | Mymensingh-9 |
Parliament1: | Bangladesh |
Term Start1: | 11 January 2024 |
Term End1: | 6 August 2024 |
Predecessor1: | Anwarul Abedin Khan |
Term Start2: | 25 January 2009 |
Term End2: | 24 January 2014 |
Predecessor2: | Khurram Khan Chowdhury |
Term Start3: | 14 July 1996 |
Term End3: | 13 July 2001 |
Predecessor3: | Zahurul Islam Khan |
Office4: | 5th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division |
President4: | Abdur Rahman Biswas Shahabuddin Ahmed |
Primeminister4: | Sheikh Hasina |
Predecessor4: | Imamuzzaman Chowdhury |
Successor4: | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan |
Term Start4: | 15 September 1996 |
Term End4: | 10 January 1999 |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1942 |
Birth Place: | Nandail, Bengal, British India |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Allegiance: | (before 1972) |
Branch: | |
Serviceyears: | 1964-1999 |
Rank: | Major General |
Honorific Prefix: | Major General (rtd.) |
Unit: | Armoured Corps |
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Abdus Salam (RCDS, PSC) (born 28 February 1942)[1] is a former army officer, cabinet minister and politician. Affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League, he served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-9 constituency[2] in 2024.[3] On 11 January 2024,[4] he is a former minister of the Ministry of Planning served in 2024.
Salam was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 as an Awami League candidate in 2008. His nomination was cancelled by the Bangladesh Election Commission for defaulting on a loan. He appealed the cancellation and was subsequently elected during the appeal process. In 2013, Bangladesh High Court cancelled his election following an appeal by an Awami League activists.[5] [6]
Salam was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024.[7]