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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Saad Ershad
| native_name = সাদ এরশাদ
| native_name_lang = bng
| office = [[Member of Parliament#Bangladesh|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency = [[Rangpur-3]]
| term_start = 5 October 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Joint Secretary General of Jatiya Party]]
| termstart1 = 29 October 2019
| termend =
| party = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}}
| father = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
| mother = [[Rowshan Ershad]]
| relatives = [[Mozammel Hossain Lalu|MH Lalu]], [[GM Quader]] (uncles) [[Sharifa Quader]] (Aunty)
| nationality = [[Bangladesh]]i
}}
'''Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad''' ({{lang-bn|রাহাগীর আল-মাহী এরশাদ}}; born 1983), better known as '''Saad Ershad''' ({{lang-bn|সাদ এরশাদ}}),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/politics/199194/এরশাদের-সন্তানরা-কে-কোথায়|script-title=bn:এরশাদের সন্তানরা কে কোথায়?|date=14 July 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Jugantor|language=bn
}}</ref> is a [[Bangladeshi]] businessman and politician belonging to [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]. He is the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Rangpur-3]] constituency. His father [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] was [[Bangladeshi President|Former President of Bangladesh]] and his mother [[Rowshan Ershad]] is the current [[Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh)|Leader of the opposition]] of [[Jatiya Sangsad]]. On 29 October 2019, he was appointed the Joint Secretary General of the Jatiya Party.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://boishakhionline.com/44162/জাপার-যুগ্ম-মহাসচিব-হলেন-সাদ-এরশাদ
|script-title=bn:জাপার যুগ্ম মহাসচিব হলেন সাদ এরশাদ
|work=Boishakhi TV|access-date=29 October 2019|date=29 October 2019|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/457253/জাতীয়-পার্টির-যুগ্ম-মহাসচিব-হলেন-সাদ-এরশাদ
|script-title=bn:জাতীয় পার্টির যুগ্ম মহাসচিব হলেন সাদ এরশাদ
|work=Janakantha|access-date=29 October 2019|date=29 October 2019|language=bn
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/politics/237980/সাদ-এরশাদ-জাতীয়-পার্টির-যুগ্ম-মহাসচিব
|script-title=bn:সাদ এরশাদ জাতীয় পার্টির যুগ্ম মহাসচিব
|work=Jugantor|date=29 October 2019|language=bn|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and family==
Ershad was born in 1983 to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in [[Bangladesh]] with ancestral roots in [[Dinhata]] (present-day [[India]]).<ref>{{cite news |date=14 July 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=NTV|url=https://www.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/261433/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8|script-title=bn:এরশাদের সম্পত্তিতে কে কী পেলেন?|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ekushey-tv.com/এরশাদের-সন্তানদের-কি-অবস্থা/73480|script-title=bn:এরশাদের সন্তানদের কি অবস্থা?|date=14 July 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Ekushey Television|language=bn}}</ref> His father, [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]], was a former [[President of Bangladesh]]. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile [[Cooch Behar State#Maharajas|Maharaja of Cooch Behar]].<ref name=gm-quader-bio>{{Cite web |url=http://gmquader.com/গোলাম-মোহাম্মদ-কাদের-জি-এ/ |script-title=bn:গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের (জি এম কাদের)- এর জীবন বৃত্তান্ত |website=gmquader.com |access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref>

==Career==
After the death of his father, [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]], on 14 July 2019, the [[Rangpur-3]] constituency became vacant.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2019/07/14/791212
|script-title=bn:চলে গেলেন এরশাদ|date=14 July 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Kaler Kantho|language=bn}}</ref> Saad Ershad decided to contest by-poll election.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ আর নেই|url=https://www.ekushey-tv.com/হুসেইন-মুহাম্মদ-এরশাদ-আর-নেই/73444|date=14 July 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Ekushey Television|language=bn}}</ref> Ershad collected nomination form on 3 September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/national/2019/09/03/453841
|date=3 September 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Bangladesh Pratidin |script-title=bn:এরশাদের শূন্য আসনে মনোনয়ন ফরম নিলেন সাদ এরশাদ|language=bn}}</ref> He was declared as a candidate of [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] on 8 September.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6|script-title=bn:বাবা এরশাদের আসনে জাপার প্রার্থী ছেলে সাদ|date=8 September 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn}}</ref> His nomination paper was declared as valid 3 days later by [[Bangladesh Election Commission]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.channelionline.com/amp/রংপুর-৩-আসনে-৭-জনের-মনোনয়ন/|script-title=bn:রংপুর-৩ আসনে ৭ জনের মনোনয়নপত্র বৈধ
|date=11 September 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Channel i|language=bn
}}</ref> On 16 September, Rezaul Karim Razu of [[Bangladesh Awami League]] withdrew his nomination paper and Ershad was declared as the candidate of [[Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)|Grand Alliance]] in the by-poll.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1614619/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86.-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97
|script-title=bn:এরশাদের আসন জাপাকেই ছেড়ে দিল আ. লীগ|date=16 September 2019
|access-date=12 October 2019|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn
}}</ref> He was elected on 5 October, defeating his cousin [[Hossain Mokbul Shahriar]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/276927/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F|script-title=bn:এরশাদের আসনে ছেলের জয়|date=5 October 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=NTV|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/politics/228544/এরশাদের-আসনে-সাদ-এরশাদ-বিজয়ী|script-title=bn:এরশাদের আসনে সাদ এরশাদ বিজয়ী|date=5 October 2019|access-date=5 October 2019|work=Jugantor|language=bn}}</ref>
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[[Category:People from Cooch Behar district]]
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Saad Ershad - Revision history

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