Abdul Moyeen Khan

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Abdul Moyeen Khan
আব্দুল মঈন খান
Abdul Moyeen Khan 2018.jpg
Khan at US Embassy Dhaka in July 2017
Minister of Information
In office
10 October 2001 – 11 March 2002
Succeeded byTariqul Islam
Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology
In office
12 March 2002 – 29 October 2006
Member of Parliament
for Narsingdi-2
In office
5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byDelwar Hossain Khan
Succeeded byAnwarul Ashraf Khan
Personal details
Born (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947 (age 77)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent(s)
Alma materUniversity of Sussex

Dr. 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 defunct) during 2002–2006.[5][6] He served as a member of parliament from 1991 until 2006.[7][8][9][10][11]

Background[edit]

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.[12][13]

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.[14]

Career[edit]

In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's Standing Committee, the highest policy planning body of the Party.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror'". Reuters. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan". The Daily Star. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  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 2019-03-27.
  7. ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "8th Parliament Members". bdaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ↑ User, Super. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. ↑ User, Super. "List of 4th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  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. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi". The Daily Star. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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