Mir Abul Khayer | |
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Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 1973–1979 | |
Succeeded by | Anwar Uddin Shikdar |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Mir Abul Khayer is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dhaka-4.
Khayer was elected to parliament from Dhaka-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. [1]
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