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 2001–2008 | |
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 20 December 2001,Sultan,also a member of the BNP-led coalition government,replaced the elected body of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) led by General Secretary,Harunur Rashid,with an ad-hoc committee. [4] 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 4 February 2002,after the original elected committee was reinstated. [5] 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. [6] [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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