Wajid Ali Khan Panni

Not to be confused with Wajed Ali Khan Panni.

Wajid Ali Khan Panni, also known as Wajed Ali Khan Panni II, was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Tangail-7.

Wajid Ali Khan Panni
Member of Parliament of Tangail-7
Preceded by	Khaju Mia
Succeeded by	Kh. Badar Uddin
Personal details
Political party	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Parent	Khurram Khan Panni (father)
Relatives	Wajed Ali Khan Panni (great grandfather), Humayun Khan Panni (uncle), Morshed Ali Khan Panni (brother)

Early life and family

Wajid Ali Khan Panni was born in Mirzapur, Tangail District, to the Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Karatia. His father, Khurram Khan Panni, was the chief whip of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Panni's brother is Morshed Ali Khan Panni who is also a politician. His great-grandfather, Wajed Ali Khan Panni I, was descended from a Pashtun belonging to the Panni tribe, who had migrated from Afghanistan to Bengal in the 16th century where the family became culturally assimilated.^[1]

Panni is a syndicate member of Independent University, Bangladesh.^[2]

Career

Panni was elected to parliament from Tangail-7 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.^[3][4]

References

1. Mahbub, Khan (2012). "Karatia Zamindari". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. "The Syndicate | IUB". www.iub.edu.bd. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
3. ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
4. ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.