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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
#REDIRECT [[Mohammad Ali Asghar Lobby]]
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|name        = Ali Asgar Lobi
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|office3      = Member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] for [[Khulna-2]]
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|term_start3  =
|term_end3    = 2006
|predecessor3 =
|successor3  = [[Nazrul Islam Manju]]
|birth_date  =
|birth_place =
|death_date  =
|death_place =
|party      = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
|office            = President of the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]]
| predecessor = M Akmal Hossain
| successor = Kumar Dolase
|term_start        = 26 November 2001
|term_end          = 14 November 2006
| office1 = President of [[Asian Cricket Council]]
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2004
| predecessor1 = Tauqir Zia
| successor1 = [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]]
| spouse = Khusnad Asgar
}}
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'''Ali Asgar Lobi''' is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from [[Khulna-2]] and former president of Bangladesh Cricket Board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-MP Lobi gets HC bail|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-60745|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=28 October 2008|language=en}}</ref>
==Career==
Lobi was elected to Parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Khulna-2 in a by election. The seat was won by [[Khaleda Zia]], Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, in 2001, she resigned from the seat leading to the by election. He owned [[Hawa Bhaban]], the political office of Khaleda Zia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joint forces nab Ali Asghar Lobi|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/02/06/joint-forces-nab-ali-asghar-lobi|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> He was  He served as the President of [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] from 2001 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004 he served as the president of the [[Asian Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite news|title=High profile Bangladeshi jailed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7033525.stm|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=news.bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|date=8 October 2007}}</ref>
==Corruption==
In October 2007, Lobi was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for corruption by a special court in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-BCB chief jailed for graft|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/270270|accessdate=6 March 2018|work=dawn.com|date=8 October 2007}}</ref> He was jailed for amassing illegal wealth worth up to Tk. 204 million (US$3.5 million) and concealing his income. Lobi was also fined Tk. 1 million and had his illegal property confiscated. Earlier in July of the same year, he was sentenced to 8 years jail for evading taxes of US$2.4 million. His wife, Khusnar Asgar, was also jailed for 3 years for aiding him in his corruption.<ref>https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/1774/former-bangladesh-cricket-chief-jailed-for-graft-cricbuzzcom</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Khulna District]]
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