Rustam Ali who was known as Rustam Ali Mollah (c. 1920 – 6 June 2023) was a Bangladeshi politician, language warrior and organizer of the liberation war. He was elected a member of parliament from Rangpur-21 in 1979 Bangladeshi general election.[1][2]

Rustam Ali
রুস্তম আলী
Member of Parliament
for Rangpur-21
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
Preceded byShah Jahangir Kabir
Succeeded byFazle Rabbi Miah
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Rustam Ali Mollah

c. 1920
Char Deluabari, Phulchhari, Gaibandha, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died6 June 2023
Bogura, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life edit

Rustom Ali was born in c. 1920 in Char Deluabari village of Phulchari in Gaibandha, then British India. He lived in the western suburbs of Gaibandha. He has five sons and two daughters in his married life. His son Mahamudun Nabi Tutul is the General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party of Gaibandha District.[3][4]

Career edit

Rustom Ali started his career as a teacher and retired as Principal of Shaghata Pilot Girls School And College. He was involved in politics from his student days. He was a language soldier and an organizer of the liberation war.[5]

He was the founding convener and advisor of Gaibandha District BNP. He was elected a Member of Parliament from Rangpur-21 constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the 1979 Bangladeshi general election.[1][6][2]

Death edit

Rustam Ali died 6 June 2023 in TMSS Hospital in Bogura.[4][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "ফজলে রাব্বীর আসনে কে হচ্ছেন নৌকার প্রার্থী". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "রোস্তম আলী মোল্লা". Jugantor (in Bengali). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "গাইবান্ধার সাবেক এমপি রোস্তম আলী মোল্লা মারা গেছেন". Samakal (in Bengali). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "গাইবান্ধা-০৫ আসনের সংসদ সদস্য রুস্তম আলী মোল্লা ইন্তেকাল করেছেন". Daily Ajkerjanagan (in Bengali). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1981. p. 192.