Mostafizur Rahman | |
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মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Dinajpur-5 | |
Assumed office 14 July 1996 | |
Preceded by | AZM Rezwanul Haque |
In office 5 March 1991 –24 November 1995 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Shoaib |
In office 10 July 1986 –6 December 1987 | |
Preceded by | Md. Shawkat Ali |
Minister of State for Primary and Mass Education | |
In office 22 January 2014 –24 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Muhammad Afsarul Ameen |
Succeeded by | Md Zakir Hossain |
Personal details | |
Born | Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 29 November 1953 Phulbari,Dinajpur,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma mater | University of Rajshahi |
Mostafizur Rahman Fizar (born 29 November 1953) [1] [2] is a Bangladeshi politician who was the minister for Primary and Mass Education [3] and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dinajpur-5 constituency for 8 terms. [4] He formerly served as the State Minister for the Ministry of Environment and Forest and later took over the Ministry of Land as State Minister,from 31 July 2009 to 21 November 2013.
Fizar was born at Phulbari Upazila in Dinajpur District on 29 November 1953. [5] He finished his SSC from the Sujapur High School and HSC in 1970 from Phulbari College. He fought in Sector-7 of the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He completed his bachelor's and master's in law from Rajshahi University in 1977 and 1986 respectively. [4]
In 1979,Fizar was the organizing secretary of Phulbari Thana Awami League. From 1980 to 1992,he was Organizing Secretary of Dinajpur District Awami League. From 1992 to 2012,he was elected the General Secretary of Dinajpur District Awami League. In 2013,he was elected President of the Dinajpur District Awami League. [4]
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