Abdul Malek (Manikganj politician)


Abdul Malek is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former member of parliament for Manikganj-3. He was a former colonel of the Bangladesh Army and a former mayor of Dhaka.[1]

Abdul Malek
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Manikganj-3
Personal details
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)

CareerEdit

Malek was elected to parliament from Manikganj-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2][3] From 20 October 1986 to 9 November 1989, he served as the mayor/administer of Dhaka City Corporation. He was appointed to the position by President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[4]

Personal lifeEdit

Malek's son Zahid Malek Swapon is the State Minister for Health and Family Planning.[1]

LegacyEdit

Colonel Malek Medical College was named after him.[5]

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Col Malek's 18th death anniv observed - Countryside". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ঢাকা জেলা. dhaka.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Parvez Bahadia, Parvez Ali (4 August 2017). "Political approval alleged for 6 new med schools". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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