Shamsur Rahman Sherif
Shamsur Rahaman Sherif | |
|---|---|
শামসুর রহমান শরীফ | |
| Minister of Land | |
| In office 14 January 2014 – 6 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rezaul Karim Hira |
| Succeeded by | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury |
| Member of Parliament for Pabna-4 | |
| In office 12 June 1996 – 2 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sirajul Islam Sarder |
| Succeeded by | Nuruzzaman Biswas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1941 Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 2 April 2020 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Shamsur Rahman Sherif (12 March 1941 – 2 April 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Ministry of Land.[2] He was a 5-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pabna-4 constituency.[3]
Early life
Sherif was born on 12 March 1941 in Char Shanirdiar, Pabna Sadar Upazila, Pabna District, East Bengal, British Raj.[4] He completed his B.S. degree from Govt. Edward College, Pabna.
Career
Sherif was elected to parliament in the General Election of June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 66,424 votes while his closest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 55,944 votes.[5]
Sherif was re-elected in the General Election in 2001 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 85,311 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 65,721 votes.[5]
Sherif was re-elected in the General Election of 2008 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[6] He received 147,334 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 104,901 votes.[6]
Sherif was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election from Pabna-4 after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7] He was a member of the Pabna District Awami League and was appointed Minister of Land.[8]
Sherif's son, Shirhan Sharif Tomal, was arrested for attacking journalists in Pabna in December 2017.[9] He was the president of Ishwardi upazila Jubo League but was expelled after the incident.[9] He also has a case against him for attacking and robbing the home of a "freedom fighter" (veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war).[9][10]
In April 2018, Sherif's personal officer, Kutubuddin Ahmed, was arrested for grabbing a land near Gulshan-Baridhara by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[11]
Sherif was re-elected in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[12] He received 249,558 votes while his nearest rival, Md Habibur Rahman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 48,822.[4] He lost his Minister of Land position in the newly formed cabinet.[13]
Death
Sherif died on 2 April 2020.[4] After his death, his constituency Pabna-4 became vacant and Nuruzzaman Biswas was elected in a by-election.[14]
References
- ^ "Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP from Pabna-4 and former land minister, dies at 79". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Ministers Qamrul, Mozammel in Cabinet meeting after Supreme Court verdict". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ মাননীয়মন্ত্রী. Ministry Of Land-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ a b c Sarker, Rasel. "In memory of those who died in 2020". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (18 July 2018). "AL to reshape villages if voted to power: PM". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b c "Attack on Journos: Jubo League expels land minister's son". The Daily Star. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "Land Minister's son expelled from Jubo League". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ Correspondent, Senior. "ACC arrests land minister's personal officer for 'defrauding' RAJUK land in Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Pabna-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ Bashar, Reazul. "Seniors make way for the newcomers in Hasina's cabinet". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Nuruzzaman Biswas gets AL nomination for Pabna 4 by-polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2023-02-13.