A. S. M. Feroz (Bengali: আ. স. ম. ফিরোজ) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, the incumbent Member of Parliament from Patuakhali-2 and former Chief Whip of the Bangladeshi parliament.[1]
A. S. M. Feroz | |
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আ. স. ম. ফিরোজ | |
 A. S. M. Feroz in October 2017 | |
| 7th Chief Whip of Parliament | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 28 January 2019 | |
| Speaker | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
| Preceded by | Md. Abdus Shahid |
| Succeeded by | Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton |
| Member of Parliament of Patuakhali-2 | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shahidul Alam Talukder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1952 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Alma mater | Brojomohun College |
| Occupation | Jute Spinning Mill Business |
Early life edit
Feroz was born on 1 February 1952.[2] He has a M.A. degree in history from Brojomohun College.[2] He is a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]
Career edit
Feroz was first elected to parliament in 1979 during the tenure of President and military chief Ziaur Rahman. He joined the Bangladesh Awami League in 1986. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 as an independent candidate.[3] He was elected to Parliament from Patuakhali-2 in 2008 and 2014 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League.[2] He served in the 9th Jatiya Sangsad as the whip and was appointed the chief whip in the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[3][4]
Feroz owns M/S Patuakhali Jute Mills which has 260 million taka in outstanding loans from Sonali Bank.[5] The Bank rescheduled the loan so that he could stand for elections in 2018.[5] He was re-elected from Patuakhali-2 with 185,783 votes while his nearest rival, Salma Alam of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 5,660 votes.[6]
In July 2020, Feroz was removed from the post of Director of Mercantile Bank Limited over his defaulted loans by Bangladesh Bank.[7] In February 2021, 10 people were injured in clashes between supporters of Feroz and Ziaul Haque Jewel, mayor of Baufal Municipality Mayor.[8]
References edit
- ^ Chowdhury, Kamran Reza (24 January 2014). "ASM Feroz appointed chief whip". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Constituency 112 Patuakhali-2". parliament.gov.bd. Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "ASM Feroz made Chief Whip". bdnews24.com. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "ASM Feroz made chief whip". The Daily Star. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b "No bar for ASM Feroz to contest polls". The Daily Star. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Patuakhali-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "BB removes Mercantile Bank director Feroz Alam". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "10 injured as two AL factions clash in Patuakhali". The Daily Star. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-07-08.