Ansar Ali | |
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Member of Parliament for Satkhira-1 | |
In office 5 March 1991 –24 November 1995 | |
Preceded by | Syed Didar Bakht |
Succeeded by | Syed Kamal Bakht |
Personal details | |
Died | (aged 78) Dhaka,Bangladesh |
Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
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Ali was elected to parliament from Satkhira-1 as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 1991. [3]
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