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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Zakaria Taher Sumon
| name = Zakaria Taher Sumon
| office = Member of Bangladesh Parliament
| native_name = {{nobold|জাকারিয়া তাহের সুমন}}
| term_start =  
| native_name_lang = bn
| term_end =  
| image = Zakaria Taher Sumon (MP) in 2022.01.jpg
| predecessor =  
| caption = Sumon in 2022
| successor =  
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable#Bangladesh|The Honourable]]
| birth_date =  
| office = [[Ministry of Housing and Public Works|Minister for Housing and Public Works]]
| birth_place =  
| primeminister = [[Tarique Rahman]]
| death_date =  
| predecessor = [[Adilur Rahman Khan]]
| death_place =  
| term_start = 17 February 2026
 
| office1            = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency1      = [[Comilla-8]]
| term_start1 = 17 February 2026
| predecessor1 = [[A. Z. M. Shafiuddin Shamim]]
 
| constituency2      = [[Comilla-7]]
| term_start2 = 19 December 2004
| term_end2 = 27 October 2006
| predecessor2 = [[Abu Taher (banker)|Abu Taher]]
| successor2 = [[Ali Ashraf (politician)|Ali Ashraf]]
 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Comilla District]], [[East Pakistan]] now [[Bangladesh]]
| father = Abu Taher
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
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'''Zakaria Taher Sumon''' is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and the former Member of Parliament of [[Comilla-7]].
 
'''Zakaria Taher Sumon''' (born 15 December 1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/members/list-of-members?view=current&searchBy=constituency&page=1&search=Cumilla|title=Member details|publisher=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=2026-03-01}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Comilla-8|Cumilla-8]] constituency and the incumbent [[Ministry of Housing and Public Works|minister of housing and public works]] since February 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/nlsgfo6hl9 |access-date=19 February 2026 |work=Prothom Alo|date=18 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sumon was elected to parliament from Comilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election. The by-election was called following the death of [[Abu Taher (banker)|Abu Taher]], sumon's father and incumbent Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP lawmaker Taher passes away |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/24/d40924012118.htm |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=archive.thedailystar.net |agency=UNB |publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/19/d41219011515.htm |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=archive.thedailystar.net |publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=254 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001002/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=254 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the Office of the Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP chairperson gets new office |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/10/06/bnp-chairperson-gets-new-office |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>
Sumon was elected to parliament from Cumilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election which was called following the death of the then incumbent [[Abu Taher (banker)|Abu Taher]], and also Sumon's father.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP lawmaker Taher passes away |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/24/d40924012118.htm |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233226/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/24/d40924012118.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/19/d41219011515.htm |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=The Daily Star |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233215/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/19/d41219011515.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=254 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001002/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=254 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  
 
Sumon provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP chairperson gets new office |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/bnp-chairperson-gets-new-office |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=bdnews24.com |date=6 October 2008}}</ref>  
 


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Latest revision as of 14:11, 23 March 2026


The Honourable
Zakaria Taher Sumon
জাকারিয়া তাহের সুমন
Sumon in 2022
Minister for Housing and Public Works
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byAdilur Rahman Khan
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byA. Z. M. Shafiuddin Shamim
ConstituencyComilla-8
In office
19 December 2004 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byAbu Taher
Succeeded byAli Ashraf
ConstituencyComilla-7
Personal details
Born (1965-12-15) 15 December 1965 (age 60)
Comilla District, East Pakistan now Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent(s)
  • Abu Taher (father)

Zakaria Taher Sumon (born 15 December 1965)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Cumilla-8 constituency and the incumbent minister of housing and public works since February 2026.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Sumon was elected to parliament from Cumilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election which was called following the death of the then incumbent Abu Taher, and also Sumon's father.[3][4][5]

Sumon provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008.[6]


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "BNP lawmaker Taher passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "BNP chairperson gets new office". bdnews24.com. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2019.


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