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{{Short description|Ekushey Padak Recipient Bangladeshi freedom fighter}}
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| nationality = Bangladeshi
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| occupation = Civil Servant
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| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]]- 2022
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'''QABM Rahman''' Former Bangladeshi government official who was a freedom fighter. He was first the director and later the director general of [[Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority]]. He was the first Chairman and managing director of [[Bangladesh Shipping Corporation]].<ref name=":2" />

The Bangladesh government awarded him the Ekushey Padak in 2022 for his important contribution in the war of liberation.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Correspondent|last2=bdnews24.com|title=Three rice scientists among 24 winners of Ekushey Padak|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2022/02/03/three-rice-scientists-among-24-winners-of-ekushey-padak|access-date=2022-02-04|website=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Report|first=Star|date=2022-02-04|title=24 names unveiled for Ekushey Padak|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/24-names-unveiled-ekushey-padak-2953816|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rahman joined the then British-India Shipping as a cadet after pre-sea training at HMS Conway.<ref name=":2" /> After receiving the Master Mariner's Certificate, Mohammadi returned to the then Pakistan under the command of Al-Ahmadi of the Shipping Company. He then joined EPSC as Marine Superintendent.<ref name=":2" /> He later served as IWTA Secretary and Planning Director. He went to India in early 1971 to join the Mujibnagar government. After the independence of Bangladesh he performed some important duties.<ref name=":2" />

On 18 December 1971, eight top officials, including Rahman were sent from Calcutta to Dhaka as representatives of the [[Mujibnagar Government]]. with the goal was to establish government control over important installations.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> That was the first civil administration of the free Bangladesh government. Acting President [[Syed Nazrul Islam]] was represented by [[Abul Fateh]]. Cabinet Secretary [[Ruhul Quddus]], first Inspector General of Police [[Abdul Khaleque|Abdul Khaleq]], Establishment Secretary [[M Nurul Quader]], Information and Broadcasting Secretary [[Anwarul Haque Khan]], Finance Secretary [[Khandaker Asaduzzaman|K A Zaman]] and Director Civil Aviation Wing Commander Mirza were present.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=December 26, 2021|title=মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বিজয়ের পরবর্তী আটদিন যেভাবে চলেছে বাংলাদেশ|language=bn|work=BBC News বাংলা|url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-59798903|access-date=2022-02-07|archive-url=http://archive.today/2022.02.06-022859/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-59798903|archive-date=2022-02-06}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=১৮ ডিসেম্বর ১৯৭১: মুক্ত ঢাকায় এল সরকারের অগ্রবর্তী দল|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1838632.bdnews|archive-url=http://archive.today/2022.02.06-022858/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1838632.bdnews|archive-date=2022-02-06|access-date=2022-02-07|website=[[Bdnews24.com]]}}</ref>

He was first the director and later the director general of [[Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority]].<ref name=":2" /> On his initiative [[Bangladesh Shipping Corporation]] was formed on 5 March 1972 and he served as the first chairman and managing director of [[Bangladesh Shipping Corporation]].<ref name=":2" /> For some time he ran a ship-chartering business with some close associates.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Heritage to Horizon|url=http://macademy.gov.bd/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Heritage-to-Horizon.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=February 8, 2022|website=[[Bangladesh Marine Academy]]}}</ref>

== Award ==

* [[Ekushey Padak]]- 2022<ref>{{Cite web|last=jagonews24.com|title=24 personalities to get Ekushey Padak|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/60192|access-date=2022-02-04|website=jagonews24.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Nautical Institute Crest

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:People of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi civil servants]]
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