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	'''R. A. Ghani''' (1927 – 15 January 2016; [[Sadullapur]], [[Gaibandha]]) was a ~~[[Bangladesh]]i~~ engineer and [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician. He was a member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]], and served as the state minister of [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)\|Science and Technology]].<ref name=b />		'''R. A. Ghani''' (1927 – 15 January 2016; [[Sadullapur]], [[Gaibandha]]) was a Bangladeshi engineer and [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician. He was a member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]], and served as the state minister of [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)\|Science and Technology]].<ref name=b />

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name =R. A. Ghani
| image = Dr R A Ghani 2008.jpg
| image_upright = 0.9
| alt =
| caption = Ghani in 2008
| constituency_MP1 = Rangpur-19
| term_start1 = 2 April 1979
| term_end1 = 24 March 1982
| predecessor1 = Mohammad Lutfor Rahman
| successor1 = ''Constituency Dissolved''
| birth_date = 1927
| birth_place = Bosniapara, [[Sadullapur Upazila|Sadullapur]], [[Gaibandha District|Gaibandha]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 15 January 2016 (aged 89)
| death_place = [[Square Hospital]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
}}

'''R. A. Ghani''' (1927 – 15 January 2016; [[Sadullapur]], [[Gaibandha]]) was a [[Bangladesh]]i engineer and [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician. He was a member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]], and served as the state minister of [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)|Science and Technology]].<ref name=b />

==Biography==
Ghani was born in 1927 at Bosniapara in [[Sadullapur Upazila|Sadullapur]] of [[Gaibandha District|Gaibandha]].<ref name=b>{{cite news |script-title=bn:আর এ গণির জানাজা হবে ধানমন্ডি ও নয়াপল্টনে |trans-title=Funeral services for RA Ghani will be held in Dhanmondi and Naya Paltan |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/740686 |work=Prothom Alo |date=15 January 2016 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213182256/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/740686 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> He passed his matriculation exams from Gaibandha Boys' School ranked 13th in the combined merit list.<ref name=c>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ড. আর এ গণির দাফন সম্পন্ন |trans-title=Dr. RA Ghani burial completed |url=https://samakal.com/print/1601186580/print |newspaper=Samakal |date=16 January 2016 |language=bn |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> He passed his intermediate exams from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] in Calcutta.<ref name=b /> He completed graduation from [[Ahsanullah Engineering College]] (now BUET) in civil engineering in 1952. During this time Ghani took part in the [[Bengali language movement|Language Movement]].<ref name=c />

In 1953 Ghani founded Brixton & Brixton Ltd (now GBL - Ganibangla Ltd), which describes itself as the oldest consulting engineering firm in Bangladesh.<ref name="ganibangla">{{cite web |title=Managing Director Dr. R A Gani D.Sc. |url=http://ganibangla.50webs.com/mgt1.html |website=Ganibangla}}</ref>

He completed an MS from [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1963, and completed a DSc degree from [[Washington University in St. Louis]].<ref name="ganibangla" />

He took part in the [[1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan]] and the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Liberation War of Bangladesh.]]<ref name="c" />

[[File:Dr R A Ghani early 1970’s.jpg | thumb|220x124px | left | Ghani in the early 1970s]]

Ghani was elected as a member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] from Rangpur-19 in 1979.<ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> He was appointed State Minister of Science and Technology during the reign of [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref name=b /> He was a member of the standing committee of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref name="ds15Jan2016">{{cite news |title=BNP leader RA Ghani dies |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/bnp-leader-ra-ghani-dies-202291 |work=The Daily Star |date=15 January 2016}}</ref>

He founded R A Gani School & College, Gaibandha.<ref name="ganibangla" />

He was married to Mrs. Hosne Ara Ghani.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:বিএনপির নেতা আর এ গনির স্ত্রী আর নেই |trans-title=BNP leader AR Ghani's wife is no more |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-09-03/news/91590 |work=Prothom Alo |date=3 September 2010 |language=bn |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> They had three daughters and a son.<ref name="b" />

Ghani passed away on 15 January 2016 at [[Square Hospital]] in [[Dhaka]]. He was 89.<ref name="ds15Jan2016" />

==References==
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[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Gaibandha District]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi engineers]]
[[Category:2nd Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni]]
[[Category:State Ministers of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)]]
[[Category:Bengali language movement activists]]
[[Category:People of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]

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