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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1932–2020)}} | {{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1932–2020)}} | ||
{{ | {{similar names|Abdul Jabbar (disambiguation)}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = M. A. Jabbar | | name = M. A. Jabbar | ||
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| constituency_MP = [[Pirojpur-4]] | | constituency_MP = [[Pirojpur-4]] | ||
| predecessor = ''Position created'' | | predecessor = ''Position created'' | ||
| successor = [[Manirul Islam]] | | successor = [[Manirul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Manirul Islam]] | ||
| constituency_MP1 = [[Pirojpur-3]] | | constituency_MP1 = [[Pirojpur-3]] | ||
| termstart = 7 May 1986 | | termstart = 7 May 1986 | ||
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| termend1 = 6 December 1990 | | termend1 = 6 December 1990 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] | | predecessor1 = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Mohiuddin Ahmed (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]] | | successor1 = [[Mohiuddin Ahmed (politician, born 1925)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]] | ||
| termstart2 = 19 March 1996 | | termstart2 = 19 March 1996 | ||
| termend2 = 30 March 1996 | | termend2 = 30 March 1996 | ||
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==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Jabbar earned his bachelor's in engineering degree and joined the politics of [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]].<ref name=reading/> He was elected an MPA in 1964.<ref name=reading/> He was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986. Jabbar was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988.<ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members|website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=4 November | Jabbar earned his bachelor's in engineering degree and joined the politics of [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]].<ref name=reading/> He was elected an MPA in 1964.<ref name=reading/> He was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986. Jabbar was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988.<ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members|website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
===War crimes and convictions=== | ===War crimes and convictions=== | ||
According to the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]] prosecution, while Jabbar was serving as the chairman of Mathbaria Peace Committee, he played a key role in the formation of the [[Razakar]] force and led it to commit war crimes.<ref name=issue>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arrest-warrant-issued-against-ex-mp-jabbar-23877|title=Arrest warrant issued against ex-MP Jabbar|date=2014-05-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> They brought five charges against him for killing, mass killing, looting and forced conversions in [[Pirojpur]] in 1971:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/09/07/witness-jabbar-targeted-hindus-in-pirojpur|title=Witness: Jabbar targeted Hindus in Pirojpur|date=2014-09-07|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2020-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115214231/https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/09/07/witness-jabbar-targeted-hindus-in-pirojpur|archive-date=2020-01-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> | According to the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]] prosecution, while Jabbar was serving as the chairman of Mathbaria Peace Committee, he played a key role in the formation of the [[Razakar]] force and led it to commit war crimes.<ref name=issue>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arrest-warrant-issued-against-ex-mp-jabbar-23877|title=Arrest warrant issued against ex-MP Jabbar|date=2014-05-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> They brought five charges against him for killing, mass killing, looting and forced conversions in [[Pirojpur]] in 1971:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/09/07/witness-jabbar-targeted-hindus-in-pirojpur|title=Witness: Jabbar targeted Hindus in Pirojpur|date=2014-09-07|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2020-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115214231/https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/09/07/witness-jabbar-targeted-hindus-in-pirojpur|archive-date=2020-01-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
* Killing two freedom fighters at Mathbaria's Phuljhuri during the Liberation War. Torching and ransacking of over 100 houses at Nathparha and Kuluparha in Pirojpur.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/decision-on-charges-against-ex-jp-lawmaker-august-14-34233|title=Decision on charges against ex-JP lawmaker August 14|date=2014-07-21|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> | * Killing two freedom fighters at Mathbaria's Phuljhuri during the Liberation War. Torching and ransacking of over 100 houses at Nathparha and Kuluparha in Pirojpur.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/decision-on-charges-against-ex-jp-lawmaker-august-14-34233|title=Decision on charges against ex-JP lawmaker August 14|date=2014-07-21|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> | ||
* Killing a man at Phuljhuri, setting fire to 360 houses before looting them. | * Killing a man at Phuljhuri, setting fire to 360 houses before looting them.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | ||
* Killing 11 people at Pirojpur's Noli village, looting and setting fire to 60 houses there. | * Killing 11 people at Pirojpur's Noli village, looting and setting fire to 60 houses there.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | ||
* Forced conversion of 200 Hindus at Phuljhuri.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/12/03/war-crimes-verdict-on-ex-jp-leader-abdul-jabbar-any-day-now|title=War crimes verdict on ex-JP leader Abdul Jabbar any day now|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2020-01-15|date=2014-12-03}}</ref> | * Forced conversion of 200 Hindus at Phuljhuri.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/12/03/war-crimes-verdict-on-ex-jp-leader-abdul-jabbar-any-day-now|title=War crimes verdict on ex-JP leader Abdul Jabbar any day now|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2020-01-15|date=2014-12-03}}</ref> | ||
* Detaining 37 people from Angulkata and Mathbaria, killing 22 of them and seriously injuring others.<ref name=ict>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/02/23/ict-to-announce-verdict-on-ex-jatiya-party-mp-abdul-jabbar-on-tuesday1|title=ICT to announce verdict on ex-Jatiya Party MP Abdul Jabbar on Tuesday|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> | * Detaining 37 people from Angulkata and Mathbaria, killing 22 of them and seriously injuring others.<ref name=ict>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/02/23/ict-to-announce-verdict-on-ex-jatiya-party-mp-abdul-jabbar-on-tuesday1|title=ICT to announce verdict on ex-Jatiya Party MP Abdul Jabbar on Tuesday|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1932 births]] | [[Category:1932 births]] | ||
[[Category:2020 deaths]] | [[Category:2020 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People from Pirojpur District]] | [[Category:People from Mathbaria Upazila]] | ||
[[Category:Jatiya Party politicians]] | [[Category:Politicians from Pirojpur District]] | ||
[[Category:Jatiya Party (Ershad) politicians]] | |||
[[Category:3rd Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:3rd Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:4th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:4th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 16 December 2025
M. A. Jabbar | |
|---|---|
এম এ জব্বার | |
| Member of Parliament for Pirojpur-4 | |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 15 April 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Manirul Islam |
| Member of Parliament for Pirojpur-3 | |
| In office 15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Anwar Hossain Manju |
| Succeeded by | Mohiuddin Ahmed |
| In office 19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Rustum Ali Faraji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1932 Pirojpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 18 August 2020 (aged 87) Florida, United States |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
M. A. Jabbar (30 November 1932 – 18 August 2020)[1][2] was a Jatiya Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-3 and Pirojpur-4 constituencies.[3]
In February 2015, Jabbar was sentenced to jail until death on the conviction of four charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[1][4]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Jabbar earned his bachelor's in engineering degree and joined the politics of Muslim League.[1] He was elected an MPA in 1964.[1] He was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986. Jabbar was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988.[3]
War crimes and convictions[edit | edit source]
According to the International Crimes Tribunal prosecution, while Jabbar was serving as the chairman of Mathbaria Peace Committee, he played a key role in the formation of the Razakar force and led it to commit war crimes.[5] They brought five charges against him for killing, mass killing, looting and forced conversions in Pirojpur in 1971:[6]
- Killing two freedom fighters at Mathbaria's Phuljhuri during the Liberation War. Torching and ransacking of over 100 houses at Nathparha and Kuluparha in Pirojpur.[7]
- Killing a man at Phuljhuri, setting fire to 360 houses before looting them.[citation needed]
- Killing 11 people at Pirojpur's Noli village, looting and setting fire to 60 houses there.[citation needed]
- Forced conversion of 200 Hindus at Phuljhuri.[8]
- Detaining 37 people from Angulkata and Mathbaria, killing 22 of them and seriously injuring others.[9]
In May 2014, an arrest warrant was issued against Jabbar.[10] According to the investigators, he had resided in the United States in his later life.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jabbar gets jail until death". The Daily Star. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ দণ্ডিত যুদ্ধাপরাধী জাপা নেতা জব্বার মারা গেছেন. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "JAIL until death". The Daily Star. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Arrest warrant issued against ex-MP Jabbar". The Daily Star. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Witness: Jabbar targeted Hindus in Pirojpur". Dhaka Tribune. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Decision on charges against ex-JP lawmaker August 14". The Daily Star. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "War crimes verdict on ex-JP leader Abdul Jabbar any day now". bdnews24.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "ICT to announce verdict on ex-Jatiya Party MP Abdul Jabbar on Tuesday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Arrest warrant for ex-JP MP Jabbar". The Daily Star. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.