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| {{Short description|Bangladesh politician (1929–2005)}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Abd al-Mannan]] |
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| | name = Abdul Mannan
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| | native_name = আব্দুল মান্নান
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| | native_name_lang = bn
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| | office = Minister of Health and Family Planning
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| | term_start = April 1973
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| | term_end = August 1975
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| | predecessor = [[Abdul Malek Ukil]]
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| | office2 = Minister of Home Affairs
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| | term_start2 = April 1972
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| | term_end2 = March 1973
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| | predecessor2 = [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
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| | successor2 = [[Abdul Malek Ukil]]
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| | office3 = Member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]]
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| | term_start3 = 14 July 1996
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| | term_end3 = 13 July 2001
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| | predecessor3 = [[Mahmudul Hasan (general)|Mahmudul Hasan]]
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| | successor3 = Mahmudul Hasan
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| | constituency3 = [[Tangail-5]]
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| | term_start4 = March 1973
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| | term_end4 = August 1975
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| | predecessor4 = ''Constituency created''
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| | successor4 = [[Noor Muhammad Khan]]
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| | constituency4 = [[Tangail-6]]
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|07|df=y}}
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| | birth_place = [[Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | |
| | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|04|05|1929|10|07|df=y}}
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| | death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
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| | party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
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| | image = Abdul Mannan.jpg
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| '''Abdul Mannan''' (7 October 1929 – 5 April 2005)<ref name=passes/> was a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the first [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)|Minister of Home Affairs]] of independent Bangladesh from April 1972 to March 1973.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baxter |first1=Craig|author1-link = Craig Baxter |last2=Rahman |first2=Syedur |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PWKCmtu-RT4C&pg=PA208 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=208 |isbn=9780810848634}}</ref>
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| ==Early life==
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| He was born in Katuli, [[Tangail District|Tangail]] on 7 October 1929. In 1944 he graduated from Bindubasini Government Boys High School. He studied at Karatia Sadat College and graduated from Dhaka University in 1951. He was a professor in [[Ananda Mohan College]] and [[Haraganga College]]. His later worked as an income tax adviser.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia |article=Mannan,_Abdul}}</ref>
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| ==Career==
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| He was involved in Bengali Nationalist movements such as the [[language movement of 1952]], [[Six point movement]], and [[1969 uprising in East Pakistan]]. In 1969 he was president of the Tangail district unit of Awami League in 1969 and the publicity secretary of All Pakistan Awami League. He was one of the representatives of the committee of the Round table conference led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] In 1970 he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly. After the election of 1970, He was chosen as the victorious party whip in the parliamentary committee formed by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].
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| On 17th April 1971, he conducted the oath-taking ceremony of [[Mujibnagar Government]] and also took the duty of its spokesman. On the 19th of April, he took the oath as the Acting minister (Minister-in-charge) of [[Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)]]
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| He was the head of the information, broadcasting, and film division of [[Mujibnagar Government]]. He was also the chairman of the Board of Editors of the weekly ''[[Jai Bangla]]''.<ref name=bpedia />
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| He was made the First Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh on 12 January 1972 in the Sheikh Mujib cabinet. In 1973 he was elected to the National Parliament. He was the Minister of Health and Family Planning in the second cabinet. Abdul Mannan was appointed as the Health and Family Planning Minister on 26 January 1975.<ref name=bpedia />
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| In the absence of party president Sheikh Hasina, he discharged his duties as the Acting President of the Awami League. He played a prominent role in protests against the rule of [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Awami League Leader Abdul Mannan Dies |agency=UNB |date=4 April 2005 |quote=He also played a significant role against military dictatorial rule since the days of Pakistan.}}</ref> He was detained by police before a rally in March 1984,<ref>{{cite news |title=2 dead, 150 hurt in Dhaka strike |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |agency=Reuter |date=2 March 1984 |page=14 |quote=The rallies could not take place because most of the opposition leaders were arrested last night, an official of the Awami League said. Among those detained were ... and former home minister Abdul Mannan. }}</ref> was injured and detained during an anti-government demonstration in July 1987,<ref>{{cite news |title=50 hurt as police attack strikers in Bangladesh |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |agency=Reuter |date=13 July 1987 |page=N 10 |quote=Hospital sources said among the injured were ... former home minister Abdul Mannan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Police charge marchers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8039891/police_charge_marchers/ |newspaper=The Galveston Daily News |agency=Associated Press |date=13 July 1987 |page=10-A |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{free access}}</ref> and was held in custody again from October to December that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=2,500 held, Bangladesh announces |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |agency=Associated Press |date=1 December 1987 |page=A 16 |quote= The opposition leaders released yesterday were ... Abdul Mannan, former home minister and a member of the Awami League presidium ... In an interview after his release, Mr. Mannan rejected the idea of talks with the Government and said the atmosphere for dialogue 'will be created only after he (Mr. Ershad) resigns.' Mr. Mannan had been held since Oct. 25.}}</ref>
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| From 1977 to 1986 he was the Bangladesh Income Tax Lawyers' Association, president. He helped establish [[Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University]], and the [[Wari Club]].<ref name=bpedia />
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| Mannan died on 4 April 2005.<ref name=passes>{{cite news |title=AL leader Abdul Mannan passes away |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/05/d50405013726.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=5 April 2022}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:1929 births]]
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| [[Category:Awami League politicians]]
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| [[Category:Home Affairs ministers of Bangladesh]]
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| [[Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members]]
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| [[Category:Health and Family Welfare ministers of Bangladesh]]
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| [[Category:Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members]]
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