Md. Mahbub Ali

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Md. Mahbub Ali
মোঃ মাহবুব আলী
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
In office
7 January 2019 10 January 2024
EducationB.A, L.L.B
OccupationLawyer, politician

Md. Mahbub Ali (born 17 July 1961) [1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Habiganj-4. [2] He served as the state minister for civil aviation and tourism in Hasina's fourth cabinet. [3]

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Early life

Ali was born on 17 July 1961 to a Bengali family from the village of Baneshwar in Madhabpur, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district, East Pakistan. He was the son of Maulana Asad Ali, a former member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. [4] Ali holds a B.A. and a LLB from the University of Chittagong. [4]

Career

Ali was elected to parliament from Habiganj-4 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2014 with 122,433 votes. [5]

Ali was elected to parliament from Habiganj-4 as a candidate of the Awami League on 30 December 2018 with 306,953 votes. [6] His nearest rival, Ahmad Abdul Quader of the Khelafat Majlish, received 45,151 votes. [6]

Controversy

On 15 September 2024, Ali was arrested in Shegunbagicha, Dhaka by the Detective Branch for a murder case in Jatrabari, during the quota reform movement. [7]

References

  1. "Constituency 242". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. "Md. Mahbub Ali -মোঃ মাহবুব আলী History". Amarmp. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. "Discounts aplenty at travel mart". The Daily Star. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Md. Mahbub Ali Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Habiganj-4". Dhaka Tribune. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Habiganj-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. "Ex-state minister Mahbub Ali arrested". Dhaka Tribune. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.