M. Matiur Rahman

M. Matiur Rahman (11 July 1923 – 9 January 2018), briefly Matiur Rahman or Motiur, was minister of communications, a member of parliament, secretary, and ambassador.  He played an active role in the general election of 1946. in 1964, he was appointed as the joint secretary of the government and served as the director of National Shipping Corporation and remained in the office for five years. In 1970, he took charge as additional secretary of the government. He was the founding president of Barishal Samity and East Pakistan Federation in Karachi. M Matiur Rahman was arrested during the liberation war  Later, with the efforts from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and with the help of the Red Cross in an independent Bangladesh, M Matiur Rahman returned to his beloved homeland along with his family. After returning to Bangladesh, M Matiur Rahman joined as the secretary of Ministry of Industries

M. Matiur Rahman
Communications Minister
In office 30 November 1986 – 27 March 1988
Preceded by	M.A. Matin
Succeeded by	Anwar Hossain Manju
Member of Parliament from Barisal-5
In office 1986–1990
Preceded by	Sunil Kumar Gupta
Succeeded by	Abdur Rahman Biswas
Personal details
Born	1 September 1923 Joykul, Kaukhali, Pirojpur district, Bangla Presidency, British India
Died	9 January 2018 (age 95) Apollo Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citizenship	British India (until 1947) Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Jatiya Party
Spouse	Syeda Asia Begum
Children	2 Sons & 5 Daughters

Career

Rahman was elected to parliament from Barisal-5 as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1986 and 1988.^[1][2] He served as the minister of communications from 30 November 1986, to 26 March 1988.^[3]

References

1. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রী/প্রতিমন্ত্রী/উপদেষ্টাগণ. Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.