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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{infobox officeholder
{{infobox officeholder
|name=Abdul Moyeen Khan
| name = Abdul Moyeen Khan
|native_name=আব্দুল মঈন খান  
| native_name = আব্দুল মঈন খান
|native_name_lang = bn
| native_name_lang = bn
|image=Abdul Moyeen Khan 2018.jpg
| image = Abdul Moyeen Khan 2018.jpg
|caption=Khan at US Embassy Dhaka in July 2017
| caption = Khan at US Embassy Dhaka on 4 July 2018
|office1 = [[Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)|Minister of Information]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Planning (Bangladesh)|Minister of State for Planning]]
|term_start1 = 10 October 2001
| term_start2 = 13 September 1993
|term_end1 = 11 March 2002
| term_end2 = 27 March 1996
|successor1 = [[Tariqul Islam]]
| predecessor2 = [[A. M. Zahiruddin Khan]] (as Minister)
|office2 = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)|Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology]]
| successor2 = [[Wahiduddin Mahmud]] (as Minister)
|term_start2 = 12 March 2002
| office1 = [[Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)|Minister of Information]]
|term_end2 = 29 October 2006
| term_start1 = 10 October 2001
|constituency_MP3 = [[Narsingdi-2]]
| term_end1 = 11 March 2002
|term_start3 = 5 March 1991
| predecessor1 = [[Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury]]
|term_end3 = 27 October 2006
| successor1 = [[Tariqul Islam]]
|predecessor3 = [[Delwar Hossain Khan]]
| office = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)|Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology]]
|successor3 = [[Anwarul Ashraf Khan]]
| term_start = 12 March 2002
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|01|01|df=y}}
| term_end = 29 October 2006
|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| predecessor = [[Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad]] (as State Minister)
|nationality = Bangladeshi
| successor = [[Sultana Kamal]]
|father = [[Abdul Momen Khan]]
| constituency_MP4 = [[Narsingdi-2]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Sussex]]
| term_start4 = 5 March 1991
| term_end4 = 27 October 2006
| predecessor4 = [[Delwar Hossain Khan]]
| successor4 = [[Anwarul Ashraf Khan]]
| constituency_MP5 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|01|01|df=y}}
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| father = [[Abdul Momen Khan]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Sussex]]
| term_start5 = 17 February 2026
| predecessor5 = [[Anwarul Ashraf Khan]]
}}
}}


'''Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan''' (born 1 January 1947)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/69|title=Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan|website=www.tritiyomatra.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-election-violence-insight-idUSKCN1OR0KO|title=Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror'|date=2018-12-28|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-03-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/25/d50825100283.htm | title=Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan | work=The Daily Star | date=25 August 2005 | access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref> He is a member of the current Standing Committee of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/08/06/bnp-announces-new-national-standing-committee|title=BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> He served as the Minister of State for Planning, Government of Bangladesh during 1993-1996, Minister of Information during 2001–2002 and the Minister of Science and Information & Communication Technology (now defunct) during 2002–2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtNVD7uN1gFaDuQLWTOFaLe3ouR0ODOSmgA6jIuRfVw/pub|title=Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001|website=docs.google.com|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2003/18430.htm|title=United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> He served as a member of parliament from 1991 until 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla|title=List of 9th Parliament Members|website=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/|title=8th Parliament Members|website=bdaffairs.com|accessdate=11 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026231250/http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/|archive-date=26 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|first=Super|last=User|website=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|title=List of 7th Parliament Members|website=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-4th-parliament-members-bangla|title=List of 4th Parliament Members|first=Super|last=User|website=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref>
'''Abdul Moyeen Khan''' (born 1 January 1947)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/69 |title=Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan |website=www.tritiyomatra.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-election-violence-insight-idUSKCN1OR0KO |title=Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror' |date=2018-12-28 |work=Reuters |access-date=2019-03-27 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/25/d50825100283.htm |title=Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan |work=The Daily Star |date=25 August 2005 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144951/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/25/d50825100283.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the current standing committee of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/bnp-announces-new-national-standing-committee |title=BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee |work=bdnews24.com |date=6 August 2016 |access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> He served as the minister of state for planning, government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996, minister of information during 2001–2002 and the minister of science and information & communication technology (now renamed) during 2002–2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtNVD7uN1gFaDuQLWTOFaLe3ouR0ODOSmgA6jIuRfVw/pub |title=Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001 |website=docs.google.com |accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2003/18430.htm |title=United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh |last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information |first=Bureau of Public Affairs |website=2001-2009.state.gov |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 9th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |accessdate=11 November 2017 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731182944/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |title=8th Parliament Members |website=bdaffairs.com |accessdate=11 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026231250/http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |archive-date=26 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 5th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |accessdate=11 November 2017 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719172619/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 7th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-4th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |accessdate=11 November 2017 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209173843/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-4th-parliament-members-bangla |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Background==
==Early life==
Khan is the son of [[Abdul Momen Khan]], a former [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the Minister of Food in the Cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Khan, Abdul Momen|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Abdul_Momen |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last= Akbar|editor2-first=Md. Ali|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.onn24.com/details.php?id=25027/2015/12/13/আধুনিক%20নরসিংদী%20গড়ার%20স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা%20আবুদল%20মোমেন%20খান%20-ড.%20আব্দুল%20মঈন%20খান | title=আধুনিক নরসিংদী গড়ার স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা আবুদল মোমেন খান -ড. আব্দুল মঈন খান | language=Bengali | publisher=Online News Network | date=12 December 2015 | access-date=13 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019193327/http://www.onn24.com/details.php?id=25027%2F2015%2F12%2F13%2F%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%20-%E0%A6%A1.%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 | archive-date=19 October 2016 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Khan is the son of [[Abdul Momen Khan]], formerly the top civil servant in Bangladesh (cabinet secretary) and a former [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the minister of food in the cabinet of President [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Khan, Abdul Momen |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Abdul_Momen |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Akbar |editor2-first=Md. Ali |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onn24.com/details.php?id=25027/2015/12/13/আধুনিক%20নরসিংদী%20গড়ার%20স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা%20আবুদল%20মোমেন%20খান%20-ড.%20আব্দুল%20মঈন%20খান |script-title=bn:আধুনিক নরসিংদী গড়ার স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা আবুদল মোমেন খান -ড. আব্দুল মঈন খান |language=Bengali |publisher=Online News Network |date=12 December 2015 |access-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019193327/http://www.onn24.com/details.php?id=25027%2F2015%2F12%2F13%2F%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%20-%E0%A6%A1.%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |archive-date=19 October 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Khan graduated from the [[University of Sussex]] and was a Professor of Physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first ran for the fifth Parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi 2 Constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/pdfs/falmer_archive/summer03.pdf|title=Falmer Summer 2003|publisher=Falmer|date=2003|accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref>
Khan graduated as a PhD from the [[University of Sussex]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/pdfs/falmer_archive/summer03.pdf |title=Falmer Summer 2003 |publisher=Falmer |date=2003 |accessdate=27 March 2019 |archive-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116142915/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/pdfs/falmer_archive/summer03.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's Standing Committee, the highest policy planning body of the Party.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-118893|title=BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi|work=The Daily Star|date=22 December 2009|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref>
Khan was a professor of physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first successfully ran for the fifth parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi-2 constituency.<ref name="votemonitor">{{Cite web |date=2008-12-29 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=198 |access-date=2024-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000926/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=198 |archive-date=2008-12-29}}</ref> He received 42,851 votes while his nearest rival, [[Delwar Hossain Khan]] of the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]], received 23,896 votes.<ref name="votemonitor" />
 
Khan was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.<ref name="votemonitor" /> He received 45,243 votes while his nearest rival, Azmal Kabir of the Jatiya Party, received 23,747 votes.<ref name="votemonitor" /> In 1998, Khan was included in the parliamentary standing committee on planning ministry.<ref name="ds26Jan2000">{{Cite news |date=2000-01-26 |title=12 JS committees reconstituted |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/12-js-committees-reconstituted |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
Khan was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.<ref name="ds26Jan2000" /> He received 67,379 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Nurul Islam of the Awami League, received 46,342 votes.<ref name="ds26Jan2000" /> Khan was the minister of science, information and communications technology in the [[Third Khaleda ministry|third Khaleda Zia cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=GrameenPhone seeks legalisation of VoIP |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/08/18/d30818050147.htm |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=10,000 die in road accidents a year |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/29/d41029100366.htm |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref>
 
Khan contested the 2008 election from Narsingdi-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but lost to [[Anwarul Ashraf Khan]] of the Awami League.<ref name="amardesh">{{Cite web |title="Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results" |url=https://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=191&Year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162400/https://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=191&Year=2008 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=[[Amar Desh]]}}</ref> He had received 71,859 votes while the winner received 101,687 votes.<ref name="amardesh" /> In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's standing committee, the highest policy planning body of the party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-118893 |title=BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi |work=The Daily Star |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> Palash Upazila unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party organized a reception for him.<ref name="ds22Dec2009">{{Cite news |date=2009-12-22 |title=BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-118893 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> The [[Swechhasebak League]] declared a program at the same location for [[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]].<ref name="ds22Dec2009" /> The local administration declared [[Section 144]] and attacked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party men at the venue to disperse them.<ref name="ds22Dec2009" />
 
Khan met with diplomats from 15 foreign countries in December 2015 at the political office of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Gulshan.<ref name="ds23Dec2015">{{Cite news |date=2015-12-23 |title=Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/bnp-leaders-meet-foreign-envoys-ahead-polls-191428 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He briefed the diplomats on the recent municipal elections in Bangladesh.<ref name="ds23Dec2015" /> The Bangladesh Nationalist Party were participating in the municipal elections after boycotting the general election in 2014.<ref name="ds23Dec2015" />
 
Khan secured bail from Bangladesh High Court along with other Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders in October 2018 in a case filed for "provoking people against the state".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-10-04 |title=Fakhrul, 6 other BNP leaders get bail from HC |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/7-top-bnp-leaders-secured-high-court-anticipatory-bail-1641994 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> On 16 December 2018, Khan's motorcade was attacked in [[Palash Upazila]], [[Narsingdi District]] injuring 50.<ref name="ds16Dec2018">{{Cite news |date=2018-12-16 |title=BNP leader Moyeen Khan's motorcade attacked in Narsingdi |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/bnp-leader-moin-khan-motorcade-attacked-in-narsingdi-1674424 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He was the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for [[Narsingdi-2]].<ref name="ds16Dec2018" />  He lost to [[Anwar Ul Ashraf Khan]] of the Awami League, who receive 175,711 votes, while Moyeen Khan received 7,180 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-25 |title=Narsingdi-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Narsingdi-2&d=dhaka |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
After the [[2024 Bangladeshi general election]], Khan predicted the Sheikh Hasina led government would be forced to resign.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-21 |title=Govt will be forced to resign: Moyeen Khan |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/govt-will-be-forced-resign-moyeen-khan-3524881 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> The election was boycotted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-07 |title=BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/election-2024/news/news/bnp-salutes-voters-boycotting-polls-3513466 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He had described the Awami League government as more dangerous than a dictatorship due to its pretense of democracy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-15 |title=Govt 'more dangerous than an autocrat': Moyeen Khan |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/govt-more-dangerous-autocrat-moyeen-khan-3495486 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>


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Abdul Moyeen Khan
আব্দুল মঈন খান
Khan at US Embassy Dhaka on 4 July 2018
Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology
In office
12 March 2002 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byLutfor Rahman Khan Azad (as State Minister)
Succeeded bySultana Kamal
Minister of Information
In office
10 October 2001 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byAbdul Muyeed Chowdhury
Succeeded byTariqul Islam
Minister of State for Planning
In office
13 September 1993 – 27 March 1996
Preceded byA. M. Zahiruddin Khan (as Minister)
Succeeded byWahiduddin Mahmud (as Minister)
Member of Parliament
for Narsingdi-2
In office
5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byDelwar Hossain Khan
Succeeded byAnwarul Ashraf Khan
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byAnwarul Ashraf Khan
Personal details
Born (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947 (age 79)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent(s)
Alma materUniversity of Sussex

Abdul Moyeen Khan (born 1 January 1947)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2][3] He is a member of the current standing committee of the party.[4] He served as the minister of state for planning, government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996, minister of information during 2001–2002 and the minister of science and information & communication technology (now renamed) during 2002–2006.[5][6] He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.[7][8][9][10][11]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Khan is the son of Abdul Momen Khan, formerly the top civil servant in Bangladesh (cabinet secretary) and a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the minister of food in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[12][13]

Khan graduated as a PhD from the University of Sussex in 1973.[14]

Career[edit | edit source]

Khan was a professor of physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first successfully ran for the fifth parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi-2 constituency.[15] He received 42,851 votes while his nearest rival, Delwar Hossain Khan of the Jatiya Party, received 23,896 votes.[15]

Khan was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.[15] He received 45,243 votes while his nearest rival, Azmal Kabir of the Jatiya Party, received 23,747 votes.[15] In 1998, Khan was included in the parliamentary standing committee on planning ministry.[16]

Khan was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.[16] He received 67,379 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Nurul Islam of the Awami League, received 46,342 votes.[16] Khan was the minister of science, information and communications technology in the third Khaleda Zia cabinet.[17][18]

Khan contested the 2008 election from Narsingdi-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but lost to Anwarul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League.[19] He had received 71,859 votes while the winner received 101,687 votes.[19] In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's standing committee, the highest policy planning body of the party.[20] Palash Upazila unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party organized a reception for him.[21] The Swechhasebak League declared a program at the same location for Victory Day.[21] The local administration declared Section 144 and attacked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party men at the venue to disperse them.[21]

Khan met with diplomats from 15 foreign countries in December 2015 at the political office of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Gulshan.[22] He briefed the diplomats on the recent municipal elections in Bangladesh.[22] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party were participating in the municipal elections after boycotting the general election in 2014.[22]

Khan secured bail from Bangladesh High Court along with other Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders in October 2018 in a case filed for "provoking people against the state".[23] On 16 December 2018, Khan's motorcade was attacked in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District injuring 50.[24] He was the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for Narsingdi-2.[24] He lost to Anwar Ul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League, who receive 175,711 votes, while Moyeen Khan received 7,180 votes.[25]

After the 2024 Bangladeshi general election, Khan predicted the Sheikh Hasina led government would be forced to resign.[26] The election was boycotted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[27] He had described the Awami League government as more dangerous than a dictatorship due to its pretense of democracy.[28]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror'". Reuters. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan". The Daily Star. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee". bdnews24.com. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001". docs.google.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "8th Parliament Members". bdaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Khan, Abdul Momen". In Islam, Sirajul; Akbar, Md. Ali (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  13. ↑ আধুনিক নরসিংদী গড়ার স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা আবুদল মোমেন খান -ড. আব্দুল মঈন খান (in Bengali). Online News Network. December 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Falmer Summer 2003" (PDF). Falmer. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "12 JS committees reconstituted". The Daily Star. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "GrameenPhone seeks legalisation of VoIP". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "10,000 die in road accidents a year". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 ""Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi". The Daily Star. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi". The Daily Star. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys". The Daily Star. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "Fakhrul, 6 other BNP leaders get bail from HC". The Daily Star. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "BNP leader Moyeen Khan's motorcade attacked in Narsingdi". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  25. ↑ "Narsingdi-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Govt will be forced to resign: Moyeen Khan". The Daily Star. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls". The Daily Star. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  28. ↑ "Govt 'more dangerous than an autocrat': Moyeen Khan". The Daily Star. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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