M. A. Mannan

For other people with similar names, see Abdul Mannan (disambiguation).

Mohammad Abdul Mannan (1950 – 28 April 2022)^[1] was a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was the first elected city mayor of Gazipur City Corporation of Bangladesh.^[2] Before that, he served as the religious affairs minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1993.^[3] He also served as the Minister of Science and Technology from 1993 to 1995.^{[citation needed]}

M. A. Mannan
এম. এ. মান্নান
1st Mayor of Gazipur
In office 1 June 2017 – 6 July 2017
Preceded by	Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting)
Succeeded by	Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting)
In office 6 July 2013 – 11 February 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting)
Minister of State for Religious Affairs
In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Succeeded by	Abdur Rahman Khan
Member of Parliament
In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded by	Hasan Uddin Sarkar
Succeeded by	Ahsanullah Master
Constituency	Gazipur-2
Personal details
Born	1950 Gazipur, East Bengal, Pakistan (Now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died	28 April 2022 (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Awards	Bir Bikrom

Career

Abdul Mannan was elected Gazipur City Corporation mayor in July 2013 and assumed office in August. In February 2015, police arrested him for his suspected involvement in an arson attack on a bus in Gazipur in February the same year.^[4] The next month, panel mayor, local Awami League leader Asadur Rahman Kiron, who was elected a ward councillor, was made acting mayor upon a court directive. Mannan was released from jail in March 2016. He was arrested again in April the same year and released in January 2017.^[5] He rejoined the office in June 2017 but Local Government Division (LGD) suspended him for the third time on 6 July 2017.^[6]

References

1. "First mayor of Gazipur city MA Mannan no more". The Daily Star. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
2. "Gazipur city Mayor detained". World Times 24. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
3. "People will vote for me: Mannan". bdnews24.com . 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
4. "GCC Mayor Mannan arrested in city". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
5. "Gazipur city mayor suspended again". The Daily Star. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
6. "Suspension, once again". The Daily Star. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.