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	'''Mohammad Mosaddak Ali''' (born 7 April 1960),<ref name=ntv /> also known as '''Phalu''', is a ~~[[Bangladesh]]i~~ entrepreneur and a politician<ref name="division">{{cite news \|title=Falu stripped of division for hospital meet \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=66665 \|access-date=22 September 2011 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=8 December 2008}}</ref> who was a former [[Jatiyo Sangshad\|parliamentarian]] from [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP).<ref name=mp>{{cite web \|title=List of Members of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad \|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/M_P%20List-300.pdf \|website=Bangladesh Parliament \|access-date=22 September 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812083740/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/M_P%20List-300.pdf \|archivedate=12 August 2013 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He served as the political secretary to the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Begum Khaleda Zia]] between 2001 and 2004.<ref name=detained>{{cite web \|title=NDI Election Watch Bangladesh \|date=11 February 2007 \|issue=4 \|pages=2 \|url=http://www.ndi.org/files/2117_bd_watch4_021107_0.pdf \|website=National Democratic Institute for International Affairs \|access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref> He was responsible for building special relations and partnership for development between the government and the private sector that is interested in investing in new and highly potential industrial sectors, and introducing new products and services to local industries, at a time when Bangladesh's economic growth accelerated. In 2003, Ali launched Bangladesh's first automation-based private satellite television station [[NTV (Bangladesh)\|NTV]]. He also founded another satellite channel [[RTV (Bangladesh)\|RTV]] and Bengali daily newspaper ''[[Amar Desh]]''. He is the founding President of Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) \|url=http://www.bd-directory.com/Association_of_Television_Channel_Owners_Bangladesh.html \|website=bd-directory.com}}</ref>		'''Mohammad Mosaddak Ali''' (born 7 April 1960),<ref name=ntv /> also known as '''Phalu''', is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur and a politician<ref name="division">{{cite news \|title=Falu stripped of division for hospital meet \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=66665 \|access-date=22 September 2011 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=8 December 2008}}</ref> who was a former [[Jatiyo Sangshad\|parliamentarian]] from [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP).<ref name=mp>{{cite web \|title=List of Members of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad \|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/M_P%20List-300.pdf \|website=Bangladesh Parliament \|access-date=22 September 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812083740/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/M_P%20List-300.pdf \|archivedate=12 August 2013 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He served as the political secretary to the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Begum Khaleda Zia]] between 2001 and 2004.<ref name=detained>{{cite web \|title=NDI Election Watch Bangladesh \|date=11 February 2007 \|issue=4 \|pages=2 \|url=http://www.ndi.org/files/2117_bd_watch4_021107_0.pdf \|website=National Democratic Institute for International Affairs \|access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref> He was responsible for building special relations and partnership for development between the government and the private sector that is interested in investing in new and highly potential industrial sectors, and introducing new products and services to local industries, at a time when Bangladesh's economic growth accelerated. In 2003, Ali launched Bangladesh's first automation-based private satellite television station [[NTV (Bangladesh)\|NTV]]. He also founded another satellite channel [[RTV (Bangladesh)\|RTV]] and Bengali daily newspaper ''[[Amar Desh]]''. He is the founding President of Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) \|url=http://www.bd-directory.com/Association_of_Television_Channel_Owners_Bangladesh.html \|website=bd-directory.com}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

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{{short description|Bangladeshi entrepreneur and politician (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mohammad Mosaddak Ali
| image = Mosaddek Ali Falu Photo.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|4|7}}
| birth_place = [[Dhaka]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| other_names =
| citizenship =
| education = BA (Hon's)
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
| occupation = Business
| years_active = 2001–2006
| known_for = Businessman
| title = Chairman and Managing Director, [[NTV (Bangladesh)|International Television Channel Ltd (NTV)]], Chairman of MAH Securities Limited, Chairman of DhakaShanghai Ceramics Limited, Chairman of Roza Properties, Chairman of Roza Agro Limited and Chairman of Roza Industrial Park Limited
| boards = Union Insurance Company Limited, Rakeen Development Co. (BD) Limited, SM Abashon Limited., Ashlaoy Housing and Development Limited., Star Porcelain Limited
| spouse = Mahbuba Sultana
| children = 1
| website = {{url|www.mosaddakali.com}}
}}
'''Mohammad Mosaddak Ali''' (born 7 April 1960),<ref name=ntv /> also known as '''Phalu''', is a [[Bangladesh]]i entrepreneur and a politician<ref name="division">{{cite news |title=Falu stripped of division for hospital meet |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=66665 |access-date=22 September 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=8 December 2008}}</ref> who was a former [[Jatiyo Sangshad|parliamentarian]] from [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP).<ref name=mp>{{cite web |title=List of Members of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/M_P%20List-300.pdf |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=22 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812083740/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/M_P%20List-300.pdf |archivedate=12 August 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He served as the political secretary to the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Begum Khaleda Zia]] between 2001 and 2004.<ref name=detained>{{cite web |title=NDI Election Watch Bangladesh |date=11 February 2007 |issue=4 |pages=2 |url=http://www.ndi.org/files/2117_bd_watch4_021107_0.pdf |website=National Democratic Institute for International Affairs |access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref> He was responsible for building special relations and partnership for development between the government and the private sector that is interested in investing in new and highly potential industrial sectors, and introducing new products and services to local industries, at a time when Bangladesh's economic growth accelerated. In 2003, Ali launched Bangladesh's first automation-based private satellite television station [[NTV (Bangladesh)|NTV]]. He also founded another satellite channel [[RTV (Bangladesh)|RTV]] and Bengali daily newspaper ''[[Amar Desh]]''. He is the founding President of Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).<ref>{{cite web |title=Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) |url=http://www.bd-directory.com/Association_of_Television_Channel_Owners_Bangladesh.html |website=bd-directory.com}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Ali was born on 7 April 1960. His father Alhaj Abdul Mannan was a businessman and social worker and mother Mrs Ramon Bibi a housewife and they had six children. Mosaddak Ali is the youngest one of them. He is married to Mahbuba Sultana and the couple has one daughter, Roza Ali. He started his school life at Don Junior High School (which was closed down during the war 1971) and he then went to Shahjahanpur Railway Colony High School. He had completed his bachelor's degree (with honours) under the [[University of Dhaka]] in 1980.

==Political career==
[[File:Mohammad Mosaddak Ali met with Mother Teresa at Zia International Airport in Dhaka.jpg|thumb|left|Ali with [[Mother Teresa]] at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (1991)]]
Ali joined politics in 1979 and played an active role in anti-autocracy movement in the 1980s. He was the private secretary (1991 to 1996){{citation needed|date=September 2019}} to Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. From 1996 to 2001, Ali was political secretary of the BNP Chairperson and leader of the opposition of parliament.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

When Khaleda Zia was sworn in as Prime Minister in 2001,<ref>{{cite news |title=Khaleda Zia sworn in as PM |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/11/stories/0311000m.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 October 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Ali was appointed her political secretary, a position he held until he resigned for contesting a by-election in Dhaka in 2004.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} The BNP central committee later declared Ali as vice president.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP names executive, standing body members |url=http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=27565 |work=The Daily Observer |date=7 August 2016}}</ref> Though he has already resigned<ref>{{cite news |title=Falu steps down as BNP vice chairman |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/08/06/falu-steps-bnp-vice-chairman/ |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=6 August 2016}}</ref> from the position, his name is still there as vice president in central committee.
Ali continued to be a close aide of [[Khaleda Zia]] after Zia and Ali were released from prison and the caretaker regime ended. He was selected into the advisory council, now consisting of 32 members,<ref name=quit>{{cite news |last=Suman |first=Rakib Hasnet |date=14 August 2010 |title=Falu seeks to quit his job |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=150695 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> following the Fifth National Council of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref name=adv1>{{cite web |title=New Committee |url=http://www.bnp-bd.com/page.php?4 |website=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910224158/http://www.bnp-bd.com/page.php?4 |archive-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=umrah2>{{cite news |title=Khaleda says juma prayers at Al-Masjid al-Haram |url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=3&id=191627 |access-date=22 September 2011 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=1 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402071322/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=3&id=191627 |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Member of Parliament===
The BNP nominated Ali as its candidate for [[Dhaka-10]] (Ramna-Tejgaon) by-polls, and he won the election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alliance picks Falu, Momin for by-polls |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/12/d40512012121.htm |access-date=12 May 2004 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> Ali took oath as Member of Parliament (MP) from the then Speaker Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar on 3 July 2004. As an MP, he immediately became active in parliament. In light of Khaleda's two-way loyalty strategy<ref name=close>{{cite news |title=Thomas termed Khaleda lazy, Tarique notorious |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/print_news.php?path=data_files/2011/09/09/329&cat_id=1&menu_id=1&news_type_id=1&news_id=68656 |access-date=22 September 2011 |newspaper=Daily Sun |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> Ali was allowed to contest for the 2004 by-election of the [[Dhaka]]-10 constituency when BNP parliamentarian M A Mannan's defection to [[Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh]] meant that the seat was vacant (defection from a political party automatically results in the parliament seat to be vacated under Article 70 of the [[Bangladesh Constitution|Constitution]]<ref name=cons>{{cite web |title=Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |date=4 November 1972 |pages=Article 70 |url=http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/research/bangladesh-constitution.pdf |website=International Relations and Security Network |access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref>).

==Business==
Ali started his business in the mid-1980s establishing Brotherhood Enterprise Ltd. Now he is the Chairman of his own securities company MAH Securities Ltd, a member of Dhaka stock exchange Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |title=MAH Securities Ltd. |url=http://www.dsebd.org/member_listing.php?mcode=013 |website=Dhaka Stock Exchange}}</ref> His subsequent investments include a joint venture with China for manufacturing ceramics, steel fabrication manufacturing company and healthcare consumer products manufacturing company. Currently, he is the Chairman of Dhaka-Shanghai Ceramics Ltd. He is the Chairman of Roza Properties, Chairman Roza Agro Ltd., Roza Director at Union Insurance Company Ltd., Director at Rakeen Development Co. (Bd) Ltd., Director at SM Aabashon Ltd., Director at Ashlaoy Housing and Development Ltd., Director at Star Porcelain Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Porcelain Pvt. Ltd. |url=https://www.dhakachamber.com/binicontrol/news_details/2424 |website=Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108090419/http://www.dhakachamber.com/binicontrol/news_details/2424 |archive-date=8 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and Chairman at Roza Industrial Park Ltd.. Ali is a former Chairman at The Cox Today Limited, former Chairman at Brotherhood Enterprises Limited, former Chairman at Build Trade Structures Ltd., former Chairman at Brotherhood Securities Limited, former Chairman at Build Trade Engineering Limited and former Chairman at Build Trade Color Coat Ltd. He was the former Chairman of [[IFIC Bank|International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank Limited (IFIC Bank)]].

===Media business===
====NTV====
[[File:Mohammad Mosaddak Ali along with the country’s prominent personalities cutting cake marking the 12th founding anniversary of NTV at its office.jpg|thumb|Ali along with the country's prominent personalities cutting cake marking the 12th founding anniversary of NTV at its office]]
Ali is the Chairman and Managing Director [[Bengali language]] channel [[NTV (Bangladesh)|International Television Channel Ltd (NTV)]], the first Dhaka-based private sector satellite channel with state of the art technology, on 3 July 2003.<ref name=ntv>{{cite web |title=Profile of Top Management |url=http://www.ntvbd.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=52 |work=NTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008062703/http://www.ntvbd.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=52 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> In its mission statement, NTV says it works with the slogan "Somoyer Sathe Agamir Pothe" (Heading towards the future in keeping with currents of the present), and upholds "Bangla language and culture". It says it believes in fundamental equality of men and women and non-discriminatory role of the state in its treatment of citizens and thus tries to pursue "moralistic journalism". Offering unbiased and comprehensive news and entertainment programs, NTV has established itself as one of the most popular Bengali language TV channels in Bangladesh. It is present in all platforms - TV, Internet and Mobile. NTV, as the first Bangladeshi channel, achieved an ISO 9001-2008 certificate for its “outstanding contribution” to the broadcast management system in 2011.
As the Chairman and Managing Director of NTV, Ali launched its operation in the United States of America in 2004, Canada in 2005, the United Kingdom and Europe in 2010, and the United Arab Emirates in 2014 and opened its Australia office in Sydney in 2015. NTV is the worldwide broadcasting TV channel.
News, views, photographs, videos, talk shows, dramas, musical programmes, reality shows and fashion shows that all are broadcast by the NTV. NTV are available on the NTV Online website.<ref>{{cite web |title=NTV Online |url=http://www.ntvbd.com |work=NTV}}</ref> [[YouTube]], has honoured NTV Online, by awarding it with ‘YouTube Silver Play Button’ trophy for the second time. NTV Online is the first and only Bangladeshi digital outlet that has received the prestigious award from YouTube.<ref>{{cite news |title=YouTube rewards NTV again |url=http://en.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/149109/YouTube-rewards-NTV-again |access-date=4 October 2017 |work=NTV}}</ref> Bangladesh Online Media Association (BOMA) awarded NTV Online as the best online portal in Bangladesh for being popular in home and abroad.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:অনলাইন মিডিয়া এখন বাস্তবতা: ইকবাল সোবহান |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1405115.bdnews |access-date=8 October 2017 |work=bdnews24.com |language=bn}}</ref>

====RTV====
Ali launched in December 2005 his second television channel [[RTV (Bangladesh)|RTV]]. He is a former Chairman of RTV, the 1st 24-hour broadcasting TV channel in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uphold national heritage, culture President tells RTV launching programme |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/12/27/d51227060465.htm |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

====''Amar Desh''====
Ali began publishing ''[[Amar Desh]]'', a Bangla daily newspaper, in 2004. He is the founder Chairman of ''Amar Desh''. The newspaper continued its publication even after a fire incident that damaged its office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh newspaper closed down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2010/jun/03/press-freedom-bangladesh |access-date=3 June 2010 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Social activities==
Ali is a member of Dhaka Club, Uttara Club, Kurmitola Golf Club, All Community Club, [[National Press Club (Bangladesh)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Permanent member list |url=http://www.jpcbd.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=126 |website=National Press Club (Bangladesh) |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Baridhara Cosmopolitan Club, and Dhaka Boat Club. He served as president of [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited]], for 23 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=MSC to go limited |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-83654 |access-date=27 February 2018 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> He has founded, under the regulatory control of the Mosaddak Ali Foundation, Abdus Sobhan Madrasa and Orphanage; Ramon Bibi Women Madrasa and Orphanage; Abdul Mannan Degree College, Savar, Dhaka; Shishu Swastho Kendra (Mother and Child Health Centre) Savar, Dhaka; and Mahbuba Child Care Savar, Dhaka.

==Controversies==
Following the resignation of [[Iajuddin Ahmed]]'s caretaker government in January 2007 and the ascension of an army-backed [[caretaker government]], Ali was among the first of many to be arrested on corruption charges - he was arrested on 5 February 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh politicians sent to jail for a month |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/231606 |access-date=6 February 2017 |work=Dawn}}</ref><ref name="division"/><ref name=detained/> He was detained when many politicians were arrested. Reporters Without Borders mentioned his name in its report that expressed "Concerns over unfair arrests" after an anti-corruption drive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Concerns over unfair arrests after anti-corruption drive |url=https://rsf.org/en/news/concerns-over-unfair-arrests-after-anti-corruption-drive |access-date=13 March 2007 |work=Reporters Without Borders}}</ref> He was then charged with misuse of the government's relief materials and was jailed for five years in the case. The High Court declared his detention illegal and he was released from the jail.<ref>{{cite news |title=Falu freed on bail |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/12/22/falu-freed-on-bail |access-date=22 December 2008 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>
The [[Bangladesh High Court|High Court]] halted graft cases against Ali. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court verdict that acquitted him from relief embezzlement charges. He was in penal institution<ref name="division"/><ref name=detained /> on grounds of sleaze<ref name="division"/> between 2007 and 2008.<ref name="division"/> And HC upholds Ali's acquittal in relief scam case.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/hc-upholds-falus-acquittal-relief-scam-case-1389736 |title=HC upholds Falu's acquittal in relief scam case |date=11 April 2017 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
The probe committee of the [[2011 Bangladesh share market scam|2011 share market scam in Bangladesh]] identified Ali among the 20 individuals involved in masterminding the scam to their personal benefits;<ref name=stock /><ref name=stock3>{{cite news |title=Further probe needed before action: Muhith |url=http://www.dailynewage.com/wap/newage.php?expage=details&pageid=17228 |access-date=14 October 2011 |newspaper=New Age |date=9 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064644/http://www.dailynewage.com/wap/newage.php?expage=details&pageid=17228 |archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> The Chairman of the investigation committee, Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled denied the allegation. Specific evidences were available against Falu according to the report.<ref name=stock /> The probe committee found Falu, among others, to operate multiple omnibus accounts used to perform the chicanery.<ref name=stock2>{{cite news |title=Finger pointed at 60 individuals |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=181073 |access-date=14 October 2011 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=9 April 2011 |author=Rejaul Karim Byron |author2=Md Fazlur Rahman}}</ref> However, the Finance Minister [[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith|AMA Muhith]] stated that the state would neither disclose the names of the accused officially nor take punitive measures without further investigation.<ref name=stock>{{cite news |last=Karim |first=Anwarul |date=8 April 2011 |title=Probe report mentions 20 masterminds of stock-market scam |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=b7bc207b68ea9a373b68fbff4f6fdf49&nttl=2011091218279 |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118132636/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=b7bc207b68ea9a373b68fbff4f6fdf49&nttl=2011091218279 |archive-date=18 January 2013 |access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref>

==Books==
As an author Ali write seven books. The books are:
* Sohoj Hajj Niyomaboli (2002)
* Al Quran-er Drishtite Manobjibon (2008)
* Al-Lulu Wal Marjan (2012)
* Somriddhir Pothe Bangladesh (2002)
* Somriddhi, Unnoyon O Utpadone Bangladesh (2004)
* Unnoyone Bangladesh (2005)
* Somriddho Bangladesh (2006)

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