Md. Rahamat Ali (16 September 1945 – 16 February 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and lawyer who was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Gazipur-1 and Gazipur-3 constituencies. He was the state minister of Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. His daughter Rumana Ali is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad.[2] His eldest son M. Zahid Hasan is a renowned physicist.

Md. Rahamat Ali
রহমত আলী
State Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
December 1999 – July 2001
Member of Parliament
In office
5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byMotiur Rahman (Gazipur politician)
Succeeded byAKM Mozammel Haque
ConstituencyGazipur-1
In office
25 January 2009 – 29 January 2019
Preceded byAKM Fazlul Haque Milon
Succeeded byIqbal Hossain Sabuj
ConstituencyGazipur-3
Personal details
Born(1945-09-16)16 September 1945
Died16 February 2020(2020-02-16) (aged 74)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Relatives
EducationM.A, L.L.B[1]

Early life edit

Ali was born on 16 September 1945. He earned Master of Arts and law degrees.[1]

Career edit

Ali was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Gazipur-1 in 1991, 1996 and 2001.[3][4][5] Later, he was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Gazipur-3 in 2008 and 2014.[6][7] He also served as the state minister of Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives from 1999 to 2001.[8] He was the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives as well.[9]

Death edit

Ali died on 16 February 2020 at Square Hospital in Dhaka at the age of 74.[2][10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Alhaz Advocate Md. Rahamat Ali". Amarmp. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b আ.লীগের সাবেক মন্ত্রী রহমত আলী আর নেই. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members" ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদে নির্বাচিত মাননীয় সংসদ-সদস্যদের নামের তালিকা. Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ "List of 10th Parliament Members". Jatiya Sangsad. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ সাবেক প্রতিমন্ত্রী রহমত আলী আর নেই. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  9. ^ "JS body on LGRD meets". The Daily Star. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ^ আ.লীগের সাবেক মন্ত্রী রহমত আলী মারা গেছেন. The Manobkantha (in Bengali). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.