Asmat Ali Khan

Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan
Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan
আছমত আলী খান
1954 East Bengali legislative election
	In office; 3 April 1954 – 1958
Leader	A. K. Fazlul Huq
1970 Pakistani general election, East Pakistan
	In office; 1970–1971
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
	In office; 7 March 1973 – 1978
Prime Minister	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Personal details
Born	1907; British India (now Bangladesh)
Died	21 October 1993 (aged 85–86); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Madaripur, Bangladesh
Political party	Awami League
Spouse(s)	Tajan Nesa Begum
Children	Shajahan Khan
Profession	Politician, educationist, social worker and lawyer
Awards	Swadhinata Padak

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Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan was a Bangladeshi Advocate, Politician, Educationist and Social Worker. Asmat Ali Khan was also the first elected MP Member of the Parliament in 1973. He was a close alias of Bangladesh's Father of Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 2016 a bridge was opened under his name. In 1953 he even started a school in his community.^[1]^[2]

Early life[edit]

Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan was born in 1907 in British India (now Bangladesh). He graduated from Law at a very early age and started social work. His son Shahjahan Khan is a government minister.^[1]

Career[edit]

Khan was elected as an M.L.A in the year 1954 during the East Bengal Elections. Later in 1970, he was the elected M.P.A. In 1973, Khan became the first elected Member of Parliament from Faridpur-14 (Vote Area Number 214), (Madaripur).^[3] He was also the founding member and president of Madaripur Awami League. In 2016 he received Swadhinata Padak.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Asmat Ali's death anniv today". Daily Sun. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
↑ "Ex-MP Asmat Ali's 23th death anniversary on Friday". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
↑ "Member's of 1st Parliament of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Affairs. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
↑ "BNP not a pro-liberation party: Shipping Minister". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Asmat Ali's death anniv today". Daily Sun. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[2] "Ex-MP Asmat Ali's 23th death anniversary on Friday". Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[3] "Member's of 1st Parliament of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Affairs. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[4] "BNP not a pro-liberation party: Shipping Minister". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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