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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician and parliamentarian}} | {{short description|Bangladeshi politician and parliamentarian}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = | | name = Obaidul Quader | ||
| native_name = ওবায়দুল কাদের | | native_name = ওবায়দুল কাদের | ||
| native_name_lang = | | native_name_lang = Bn | ||
| image | | image = Obaidul Quader MP (cropped).jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]] | | primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]] | ||
| office = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges|Minister of Road Transport and Bridges]] | | office = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges|Minister of Road Transport and Bridges]] | ||
| term_start = December 2011 | | president = [[Zillur Rahman]]<br />[[Abdul Hamid]] | ||
| | | term_start = 6 December 2011 | ||
| predecessor = [[Syed Abul Hossain]] | |||
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | |||
| constituency1 = [[Noakhali-5]] | |||
| term_start1 = 6 January 2009 | | term_start1 = 6 January 2009 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Moudud Ahmed]] | | predecessor1 = [[Moudud Ahmed]] | ||
| constituency2 = [[Noakhali-5]] | |||
| term_start2 = 1996 | | term_start2 = 1996 | ||
| term_end2 = 2001 | | term_end2 = 2001 | ||
| predecessor2 = Moudud Ahmed | | predecessor2 = [[Moudud Ahmed]] | ||
| successor2 = Moudud Ahmed | | successor2 = [[Moudud Ahmed]] | ||
| office3 = | | office3 = General Secretary of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | ||
| term_start3 = 23 October 2016 | | term_start3 = 23 October 2016 | ||
| predecessor3 = [[Sayed Ashraful Islam]] | | predecessor3 = [[Sayed Ashraful Islam]] | ||
| spouse = Isratunnesa Quader | | spouse = Isratunnesa Quader | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|1|1|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|1|1|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[ | | birth_place = [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]] | | alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]] | ||
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | | nationality = [[Bangladeshi]] | ||
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] 1991-1996 [[Bangladesh Awami League]] 1996-present | |||
| education = BA | | education = BA | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Obaidul Quader''' (born 1 January 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constituency 272_11th_En|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3833|access-date=2021-02-18|website= | '''Obaidul Quader''' (born 1 January 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constituency 272_11th_En|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3833|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi politician who has been General Secretary of the [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] since October 2016. He has served as the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges|Minister of Road Transport and Bridges]] since December 2011 and a [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] representing [[Noakhali-5]] constituency since January 2009. He is a media adviser for the Awami League and regularly conducts press conferences on their behalf.<ref name=gov>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/site/page/7776684d-66c7-4236-8231-ac98f285b475|title=Hon'ble Ministers|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/08/07/bnp-announcing-jumbo-committees-joke-of-the-year-says-al-leader-obaidul-quader|title=BNP announcing 'jumbo' committees joke of the year, says AL leader Obaidul Quader|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/08/31/no-plan-transport-without-rstp/|title=No plan for transport without RSTP |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|date=2016-08-31|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/no-plan-arrest-khaleda-oaidul-quader-1230319|title=No plan to arrest Khaleda: Obaidul Quader|work=The Daily Star|date=2016-05-27|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref> He was the State Minister of Youth, Sports and Cultural Affairs from 1996 to 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2016-10-23|title=Obaidul Quader: At a glance|newspaper=The Daily Star|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/obaidul-quader-glance-1303048|access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Quader was born on 1 January 1950 to Begum Fazilatunnesa (d. 2018)<ref name=mother>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/35602/begum-fazilatunnesa-dies|title=Begum Fazilatunnesa dies|work=New Age|language=en|date=2018-02-27|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref> in Bara Rajapur village, [[Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali|Companiganj Upazila]] in [[Noakhali district]]. He has three brother and six sisters including Abdul | Obaidul Quader was born on 1 January 1950 to Begum Fazilatunnesa (d. 2018)<ref name=mother>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/35602/begum-fazilatunnesa-dies|title=Begum Fazilatunnesa dies|work=New Age|language=en|date=2018-02-27|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref> in Bara Rajapur village, [[Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali|Companiganj Upazila]] in [[Noakhali district]]. He has three brother and six sisters including Abdul kader Mirza, the incumbent mayor of Basurhat municipality in Companiganj, Noakhali.<ref name=mother/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-11|title=Quader Mirza claims motorcade attacked in Feni; blames Noakhali MP Ekramul Karim, 2 others|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/quader-mirza-claims-motorcade-attacked-feni-blames-noakhali-mp-ekramul-karim-2-others-2043077|access-date=2021-02-18|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> He completed his matriculation with a first division from [[Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School]] and HSC from [[Noakhali Government College]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Quader was involved in politics since his college life. In 1966, he played an active role during the [[Six point movement]]. He was also active in the [[1969 uprising in East Pakistan|Mass Upsurge]] and the Eleven-Point Movement in 1969. After 1975, Qader was imprisoned for two and a half years. While in prison, he was elected President of the central committee of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] and he remained so for two consecutive terms.<ref name=":0" /> He worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper in ''[[Daily Banglar Bani]]'' for a long time.<ref name=":0" /> | Quader was involved in politics since his college life. In 1966, he played an active role during the [[Six point movement]]. He was also active in the [[1969 uprising in East Pakistan|Mass Upsurge]] and the Eleven-Point Movement in 1969. After 1975, Qader was imprisoned for two and a half years. While in prison, he was elected President of the central committee of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] and he remained so for two consecutive terms.<ref name=":0" /> He worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper in ''[[Daily Banglar Bani]]'' for a long time.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Quader was elected as a Member of Parliament from the constituency [[Noakhali-5]] in the parliamentary elections of June | Quader was elected as a Member of Parliament from the constituency [[Noakhali-5]] in the parliamentary elections of 12 June 1996. He was State Minister of Youth, Sports, and Cultural Affairs from 23 June 1996 to 15 July 2001, and he was first senior joint general secretary of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] from 26 December 2002 to 26 July 2009. He was arrested on 9 March 2007 by the [[Caretaker government of Bangladesh]] and remained in prison for 17 months and 26 days before he was released on bail on 5 September 2008.<ref name=glance/> | ||
On 5 December 2011, Quader was appointed as Minister of Communication. He was elected as a member of parliament on 5 January 2014, from the constituency | On 5 December 2011, Quader was appointed as Minister of Communication. He was elected as a member of parliament on 5 January 2014, from the constituency Noakhali-5 for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election.<ref name=glance/> He became the General Secretary of Awami League in October 2016 at the 20th council of the party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/10/23/hasina-re-elected-as-awami-league-president-obaidul-quader-new-general-secretary|title=Hasina re-elected as AL president, Obaidul Quader new general secretary|date=23 October 2016|access-date=23 October 2016|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> Quader retains the general secretary post in Awami League’s 22nd national council for 3rd consecutive terms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.risingbd.com |title=Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader re-elected AL president, GS |url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/politics/news/92154 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
.<ref name=glance>{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/obaidul-quader-glance-1303048 | title=Obaidul Quader: At a glance |work=The Daily Star | date=23 October 2016 | access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Awami League politicians]] | [[Category:Awami League politicians]] | ||
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[[Category:State Ministers of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh)]] | [[Category:State Ministers of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh)]] | ||
[[Category:State Ministers of Youth and Sports (Bangladesh)]] | [[Category:State Ministers of Youth and Sports (Bangladesh)]] | ||