Afsar Ali Ahmed | |
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আফসার আলী আহমেদ | |
Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
Member of Parliament for Rangpur-2 | |
In office 1973–1979 | |
Preceded by | Constituency initiated |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Amin |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Awami League |
Afsar Ali Ahmed (1920-2015) was an Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rangpur-2. [1] [2]
Ahmed was a founding member of the Awami League and confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [3] [4]
In 1970,Ahmed was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1970 General Election. [3]
Ahmed was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. [5]
Ahmed was elected to parliament from Rangpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973. [6] He played an important role in the established of Nilphamari Women's College. [7] He went into hiding after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état and the military administration sought to take action against him. [3]
Ahmed was the president of Nilphamari District unit of Awami League for 34 years. [5] He was a member of the Nilphamari District Lawyers' Association. [3]
Ahmed died 20 April 2015 in Rangpur Medical College Hospital. [5]
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