Abul Khair Abdullah | |
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আবুল খায়ের আবদুল্লাহ | |
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5th Mayor of Barisal | |
In office 14 November 2023 –19 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah |
Succeeded by | Md. Shaukat Ali (as Administrator) |
Personal details | |
Born | Barisal,East Bengal now Bangladesh |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Relations | Abul Hasanat Abdullah (brother) |
Parent | Abdur Rab Serniabat (father) |
Relatives | see Sheikh family of Tungipara |
Abul Khair Abdullah is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and businessman. [1] He is elected 5th Mayor of the Barisal City Corporation. [2] He is a brother of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and son of Abdur Rab Serniabat. [3]
Abdullah was born into the Bengali Muslim Serniabat family of Seral,Agailjhara in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. The family were direct descendants of Emperor Sher Shah Suri. [4] [5] His father,Abdur Rab Serniabat,was a former minister in the second,third and fourth Mujib ministries. [6] Abdullah's mother Sheikh Amena Begum belonged to the Sheikh family of Tungipara and was the sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [7]
Abdullah's father,siblings,cousin and nephew were killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,whilst he was injured alongside his mother,sister-in-law and other siblings. His elder brother,Abul Hasnat Abdullah,is also a politician. [8]
Khair Abdullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the Barisal City Corporation in 2023. [9] Abdullah received 87,752 votes while his nearest rival,Islami Andolan Bangladesh's candidate Mufti Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim received 34,345. [10]