Yussuf Abdullah Harun
Bangladeshi politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangladeshi politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yussuf Abdullah Harun (Bengali: ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন) is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament for Comilla-3.
Yussuf Abdullah Harun | |
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Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
In office 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2024 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad |
Succeeded by | Jahangir Alam Sarkar |
Constituency | Comilla-3 |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 November 1947 |
Political party | Awami League (from 1995) |
Alma mater | Comilla Zilla School Victoria College, Comilla |
Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District. His father, Harun-or-Rashid, was also the MP of Comilla-3 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and his mother's name is Noor Jahan Rashid.[1] Harun completed a bachelor in communication. He is an F.C.A. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.[2]
Harun was a councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange and president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1998.[3]
Harun was the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2003.[4][5] He is the chairman of Asia Insurance Limited.[6]
On 20 April 2004, Harun received bail in a murder case.[7] He had been accused of shooting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a clash with Awami League on 5 May 2002.[7]
Harun was re-elected chairman of Asia Insurance Limited in 2011.[8]
Harun was elected to parliament in 2014 as an independent candidate.[2][9] He received 78,647 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Ahsanul Alam Kishor, received 56,336 votes.[10] He is a member of the committee on estimates of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[11] He took the initiative to help design and open the Allah Chattar in Muradnagar.[12]
Harun was re-elected to parliament from Comilla-3 in 2018 as an Awami League candidate.[13][14] He received 273,182 votes while his nearest rival, KM Mujibul Haque of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,358 votes.[14]
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