SA Sultan Tipu | |
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Member of Bangladesh Parliament of Chandpur-4 | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Abdullah |
Succeeded by | Harunur Rashid |
President of Bangladesh Football Federation | |
In office 26 November 2001 –28 April 2008 | |
Preceded by | AM Azizul Haque |
Succeeded by | Kazi Salahuddin |
Personal details | |
Born | Chandpur,Bengal Presidency,British India | 24 November 1944
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
SA Sultan is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Chandpur-4. [1]
SA Sultan Titu was born in Chandpur District. [2]
Sultan was elected to parliament from Chandpur-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. [3]
On 26 November 2001,Sultan,a member of the BNP-led coalition government,was appointed president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF),replacing AM Azizul Haque,who had been initially elected by the previous Caretaker government. On 20 December 2001,Sultan replaced the elected body of the BFF led by general secretary,Harunur Rashid,with an ad-hoc committee. [4] [5] On 10 January 2002,FIFA banned the BFF for violating FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) laws that only recognize a democratically elected committee to run a member's football authority. The ban was lifted on 11 February 2002,after the original elected committee was reinstated. [6] Eventually,Rashid resigned alleged to have been forced by Sultan who remained in the president's seat after being unopposed in the 26 April 2003 BFF elections. [7] [8] In June 2007,FIFA extended the tenure of Sultan's executive committee for another year. [4]
During his tenure as president,Sultan failed to hold district and division leagues on a consistent basis,while the country's top-tier league,the Dhaka Premier Division League,was held only four times from 2001 to 2006. [9] [10] [11] Sultan's reign did see some success,with Bangladesh winning the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup as hosts and the introduction of the first professional national league,the B.League,in 2007. [12] Under Sultan's regime,Bangladesh also hosted the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup,the biggest football tournament to have taken place in the country. [13]
On 15 December 2007,Sultan sent his resignation to FIFA,citing to personal reasons. [14] [15] On 16 December 2007,FIFA rejected Sultans resignation and threatened to ban the federation if an executive member resigned before the 2008 polls. [16] Nonetheless,despite facing heavy criticism for his previous decision to reign,along with numerous disputes with journalists,Sultan remained as BFF president until the 2008 elections. [17] [18] [19] [20] On 28 April 2008,Sultan's tenure as president officially ended,with Kazi Salahuddin taking over his role. [21] [22]
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