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Bangladeshi politician (1941–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shamsur Rahman Sherif (12 March 1941 – 2 April 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as minister of land.[2] He was a 5-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pabna-4 constituency.[3]
Shamsur Rahaman Sherif | |
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শামসুর রহমান শরীফ | |
Minister of Land | |
In office 14 January 2014 – 6 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Rezaul Karim Hira |
Succeeded by | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury |
Member of Parliament for Pabna-4 | |
In office 12 June 1996 – 2 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sirajul Islam Sarder |
Succeeded by | Nuruzzaman Biswas |
Personal details | |
Born | Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India | 12 March 1941
Died | 2 April 2020 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Sherif was born on 12 March 1941 in Char Shanirdiar, Pabna Sadar Upazila, Pabna District, East Bengal, British Raj.[4] He completed his B.S. degree from Govt. Edward College, Pabna.
Sherif was elected to parliament in the general election of June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 66,424 votes while his closest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 55,944 votes.[5]
Sherif was re-elected in the general election in 2001 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 85,311 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 65,721 votes.[5]
Sherif was re-elected in the general election of 2008 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[6] He received 147,334 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 104,901 votes.[6]
Sherif was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election from Pabna-4 after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7] He was a member of the Pabna District Awami League and was appointed minister of land.[8]
Sherif's son, Shirhan Sharif Tomal, was arrested for attacking journalists in Pabna in December 2017.[9] He was the president of Ishwardi upazila Jubo League but was expelled after the incident.[9] He also has a case against him for attacking and robbing the home of a "freedom fighter" (veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war).[9][10]
In April 2018, Sherif's personal officer, Kutubuddin Ahmed, was arrested for grabbing a land near Gulshan-Baridhara by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[11]
Sherif was re-elected in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[12] He received 249,558 votes while his nearest rival, Md Habibur Rahman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 48,822.[4] He lost his minister of land position in the newly formed cabinet.[13]
Sherif died on 2 April 2020.[4] After his death, his constituency Pabna-4 became vacant and Nuruzzaman Biswas was elected in a by-election.[14]
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