Mohammed Abdul Matin (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল মতিন; 1932 – 13 June 2012), popularly known as MA Matin,[1] was a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and a Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[2]
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Matin | |
|---|---|
মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল মতিন | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 9 July 1986 – 13 August 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Jamal Uddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Member of Parliament for Pabna-5 | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Momin Talukder |
| Succeeded by | Rafiqul Islam Bakul |
| Member of Parliament for Sirajganj-7 | |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Kamruddin Ahia Khan Majlish |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Choyon Islam |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah al Mahmood |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Pabna-III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1932 Shahzadpur, Sirajganj, Pabna District, Bengal |
| Died | (aged 80) Shantinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Tasmina Mahmood |
| Relatives | Abdullah al Mahmood (father-in-law) |
Early life and education edit
Mohammed Abdul Matin was born in c. 1932 to a Bengali Muslim family in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj, then a part of the Pabna District of the Bengal Presidency.[3]
Career edit
Matin founded Sirajganj Shishu Hospital and North Bengal Medical College in Sirajganj. He was the former Chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Party.[4]
Matin was elected to parliament from Pabna-5 as a Bangladesh Muslim League candidate in 1979.[5] He was elected as a Member of Parliament from the then Sirajganj-7 constituency as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the 3rd Jatiya Sangsad elections on 7 May 1986 and the 4th Jatiya Sangsad on 3 March 1988.[6][7] Matin was elected to parliament from Sirajganj-7 as a Bangladesh Jatiya Party candidate in 2001.[8]
Personal life edit
His wife Tasmina Mahmud, a notable physician, was the daughter of Abdullah al Mahmood, former Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan, and the sister of BNP politician Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku.[9][10]
His elder son, Mohammed Abdul Muqit, is a professor at the Department of Cardiology at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. His younger son, Mohammed Abdul Muhit, is a deputy vice-chancellor for the Asian University of Bangladesh.[11]
Death edit
Matin died at his own home in Shantinagar from cardiac arrest on 13 June 2012.[4] He was buried in his family graveyard inn Sirajganj.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Dr MA Matin passes away". The Daily Star. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. 1 December 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "সাবেক উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী এম এ মতিন আর নেই". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ a b "Dr MA Matin passes away". The Daily Star. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ সাবেক উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী ডা. এম এ মতিনের সহধর্মিনী আর নেই. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Das, Swapan Chandra (13 June 2020). সিরাজগঞ্জের তিন নক্ষত্রের চলে যাওয়ার তারিখ একই. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "সাবেক মন্ত্রী ডা. এম এ মতিন আর নেই". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "ডা. এম এ মতিনআর নেই". Jaijaidin (in Bengali). 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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