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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu
| native_name = জিয়া উদ্দীন আহমেদ বাবলু
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bablu in 2015
| office = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|General Secretary of Jatiya Party]]
| term_start = 26 July 2020
| term_end = 2 October 2021
| predecessor = [[Mashiur Rahaman Ranga]]
| successor = [[Mujibul Haque]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jatiya Party appoints Mujibul Haque Chunnu as new secretary general|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2021/10/09/jatiya-party-appoints-mujibul-haque-chunnu-as-new-secretary-general|access-date=2021-10-12|website=bdnews24.com}}</ref>
| term_start1 = April 2014
| term_end1 = 29 January 2016
| predecessor1 = [[A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader|Ruhul Amin Howlader]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Chittagong-9]]
| term_start2 = 29 January 2014
| term_end2 = 28 January 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Md. Afsarul Ameen]]
| successor2 = [[Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury]]
| constituency_MP3 = [[Chittagong-6]]
| term_start3 = 15 April 1988
| term_end3 = 6 December 1990
| predecessor3 = [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]]
| successor3 = Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
| party = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]
| birth_place = [[Chittagong]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|12|31|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|10|2|1954|12|31|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| father = Abul Qashem Chowdhury
| mother = Noor Mahal Begum
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Farida Sarkar|2005|end=her death}}|{{marriage|Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman|2017}}}}
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
}}
'''Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu''' (31 December 1954 – 2 October 2021) was a Bangladeshi politician of the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] and served as the Secretary General for two terms.<ref name=DT-obit>{{Cite web|date=2 October 2021|title=Jatiya Party Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu laid to rest|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/10/02/jatiya-party-secretary-general-ziauddin-ahmed-bablu-passes-away|access-date=3 October 2021|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref name="sg">{{cite news|url= https://www.jugantor.com/m/politics/329683/জাতীয়-পার্টির-নতুন-মহাসচিব-জিয়াউদ্দিন-বাবলু|script-title=bn:জাতীয় পার্টির নতুন মহাসচিব জিয়াউদ্দিন বাবলু|work=Jugantor |language=bn |access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> He was a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Chittagong-9]] constituency at the [[List of members of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad|10th Jatiya Sangsad]] and the [[Chittagong-6]] constituency at the [[List of members of the 4th Jatiya Sangsad|4th Jatiya Sangsad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?csrt=2752951249574044962|title=List of 10th Parliament Members English|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> He served as the Cabinet Minister for Energy during Ershad's regime in the 1980s. He was appointed an advisor to the Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] in November 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/11/18/ziauddin-ahmed-bablu-appointed-pms-advisor|title=Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu appointed PM's advisor|date=18 November 2013|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Bablu was born on 31 December 1954 to parents Abul Qashem Chowdhury and Noor Mahal Begum in Chittagong. He completed his [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] from [[Notre Dame College, Dhaka]]. He held a bachelor's and master's from the [[University of Dhaka]] in English Literature, and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the same institution.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ziauddin Ahmed (Bablu) -জিয়া উদ্দীন আহমেদ (বাবলু) Biography|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/745/biography|access-date=1 May 2021|website=Amarmp|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Active in student government from a young age, Ahmed served as the General Secretary of the English Departmental Association of Dhaka University from 1974 to 1975. From 1979 to 1983, Bablu was a member of the Dhaka University Senate and from 1981 to 1983, he was the General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League. During that time he also served as the General Secretary of [[Dhaka University Central Students' Union|Dhaka University Central Students Union]].<ref name=":0" />

In 1984, he became an Advisor to the Chancellor on Student Affairs of the Bangladeshi government.
In 1985, Bablu was appointed the Deputy Minister for Education in the cabinet of President [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]. He held that post until 1986 when he was made the Deputy Minister for Ports and Shipping in the Government of Bangladesh. He was made the State Minister for Finance in 1987. From 1987 to 1988, he served as the Cabinet Minister in charge of Civil Aviation and Tourism.<ref name=":0" />

From 1988 to 1990, Bablu was the Cabinet Minister of Power and Energy.<ref name=":0" /> He also served as an Advisor to Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] from 2013 to 2014, with the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu appointed PM's advisor |author= |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=18 November 2013 |access-date=4 October 2021 |url= https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/11/18/ziauddin-ahmed-bablu-appointed-pms-advisor}}</ref>

Bablu was first elected as a [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)]] to the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] in 1988 from the [[Chittagong-7]] constituency. He was elected to his second term in Parliament from [[Chittagong-9]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ziauddin Ahmed (Bablu) -জিয়া উদ্দীন আহমেদ (বাবলু) History|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/745/history|access-date=1 May 2021|website=Amarmp|language=en}}</ref>

Bablu served as the Secretary General of the Jatiya Party from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ershad replaces party secretary general Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu with Ruhul Amin Howlader|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/01/19/ershad-replaces-party-secretary-general-ziauddin-ahmed-bablu-with-ruhul-amin-howlader|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=16 October 2017}}</ref> He was appointed Special Assistant to chairperson of Jatiya Party Hussain Muhammed Ershad.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 2016|title=Bablu appointed special assistant to JP chief|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/bablu-appointed-special-assistant-jp-chief-1254163|access-date=1 May 2021|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, Bablu was nominated by the Jatiya Party to contest the elections in [[Chittagong-8]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 December 2019|title=GM Quader: Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu as candidate for Chittagong-8 constituency|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/12/11/quader-ziauddin-ahmed-bablu-as-candidate-for-chittagong-8-constituency|access-date=1 May 2021|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> The seat became vacant after the incumbent, [[Moin Uddin Khan Badal]], died.<ref>{{Cite news |title=MP Moinuddin Khan Badal passes away|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/437090/MP-Moinuddin-Khan-Badal-passes-away|access-date=1 May 2021|work=Daily Sun|language=en}}</ref> He withdrew his candidacy before the start of the election on instructions from his party.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jatiya Party to sit out Chattogram-8 by-polls|url=https://www.unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/jatiya-party-to-sit-out-chattogram-8-by-polls/39009|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2021|work=UNB|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, [[Moslem Uddin Ahmad]] was elected to parliament from Chittagong-8 as a candidate of Awami League.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম-৮ আসনের উপনিবার্চনে মোছলেম উদ্দিন বেসরকারিভাবে নির্বাচিত|url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/wholecountry/122090/চট্টগ্রাম-৮-আসনের-উপনিবার্চনে-মোছলেম-উদ্দিন-বেসরকারিভাবে-নির্বাচিত|access-date=1 May 2021|work=The Daily Ittefaq |language=bn}}</ref>

From 2014 to 2016, Bablu served as the first General Secretary of the Jatiya Party while former President [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] was chairman. On 26 July 2020 he was elected to a second term as Secretary General of the Jatiya Party.<ref name="sg" />

Bablu accused the [[Awami League]] led government of harassing activists of the Jatiya Party in [[Narayanganj District|Narayanganj]] after a resort was vandalized by supporters of [[Mamunul Haque]], leader of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]] on 21 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2021|title=Jatiya Party accuses govt of harassment over Sonargaon resort vandalism|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/jatiya-party-accuses-govt-harassment-over-sonargaon-resort-vandalism-2081433|access-date=1 May 2021|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bablu's first wife Farida Sarkar died in 2005 from cancer.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jatiya Party presidium member Bablu marries Ershad’s niece|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/04/22/jatiya-party-presidium-member-bablu-marries-ershads-niece|access-date=1 May 2021|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> They had a son, Ashik Ahmed. In April 2017, Bablu married Dr. Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman, who is currently the director of the BBA Programme at [[North South University]].<ref name=mehe>{{cite news |title=Jatiya Party presidium member Bablu marries Ershad’s niece|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/04/22/jatiya-party-presidium-member-bablu-marries-ershads-niece|work=bdnews24.com|date=22 April 2017|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Merina Rahman]], a former Jatiya Party Member of Parliament and the younger sister of [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]].<ref name=mehe/>

On 7 September 2021, Bablu was hospitalized with [[symptoms of COVID-19]] and was tested positive for the viral infection shortly afterwards.<ref name=DT-obit/> While receiving treatment at the [[Bangladesh Specialized Hospital]] in [[Shyamoli]], Dhaka, he died on 2 October 2021, at the age of 66.<ref name="bdnews24obit">{{cite news |title=Jatiya Party Secretary General Ziauddin Bablu dies at 66 |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2021/10/02/ziauddin-bablu-the-jatiya-party-secretary-general-has-died |access-date=3 October 2021 |work=bdnews24.com |date=2 October 2021}}</ref> His body was taken to the Jatiya Party's office in [[Kakrail]] where party leaders and other colleagues paid their final respects; he was then laid to rest in the [[Martyred Intellectuals Memorial]].<ref name="DailyStarObit">{{cite news |title=Ziauddin Bablu passes away |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/ziauddin-bablu-passes-away-2189281 |access-date=3 October 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=3 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> A three-day mourning period in his memory was announced by the Jatiya Party.<ref name=DT-obit/>

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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh]]

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