KM Obaidur Rahman

KM Obaidur Rahman
Native name কে এম ওবায়দুর রহমান
Born (1940-05-05)5 May 1940
Laskardia village, Nagarkanda Upazila, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 21 March 2007(2007-03-21) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education MA
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Parent(s)
  • Khandakar Md. Atiqur Rahman (father)

KM Obaidur Rahman (5 May 1940 – 21 March 2007) was a Bangladeshi politician.[1] He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 1973 representing Bangladesh Awami League and in 1979, 1996 and 2001 representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[2]

Education and career

Rahman earned his MA degree in 1964 from the University of Dhaka.[2]

Rahman was elected as general secretary of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) during 1962–63. He joined Bangladesh Awami League in 1964 and had served as the social welfare secretary during 1966–1971.[2]

In 1970, Rahman was elected a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. In the first Jatiya Sangsad, he served as the deputy minister in charge of Post and Telegraph in 1973-75.[2]

Rahman joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. He was a member of the cabinet in charge of the Ministry of Fishery and Livestock and later of the Ministry of Aviation and Tourism.[2]

References

  1. "Death anniv of KM Obaidur Rahman today". New Age. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Rahman, KM Obaidur". In Islam, Sirajul; Sobhan, ANM Abdus. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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