Abul Hasnat (barrister)

For other people with the same name, see Abul Hasnat (disambiguation).

Abul Hasnat
আবুল হাসনাত
Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation
In office 31 October 1977 – 9 May 1982
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Naziur Rahman Manzur
In office 3 December 1990 – 12 December 1990
Succeeded by	Mirza Abbas
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office 27 November 1981 – 10 May 1982
In office 20 October 1990 to – 6 December 1990
Member of Parliament for Dhaka-9
In office 1990 by-election – 6 December 1990
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Abul Hasnat is a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He is the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee.

Political life

Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990. In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982.

He joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 on 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990.

He has rejoined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and is serving as a member of the BNP's standing committee.