Zakaria Taher Sumon | |
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জাকারিয়া তাহের সুমন | |
_in_2022.01.jpg) Sumon in 2022 | |
| Minister for Housing and Public Works | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Adilur Rahman Khan |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | A. Z. M. Shafiuddin Shamim |
| Constituency | Comilla-8 |
| In office 19 December 2004 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Taher |
| Succeeded by | Ali Ashraf |
| Constituency | Comilla-7 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1965 Comilla District, East Pakistan now Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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Zakaria Taher Sumon (born 15 December 1965)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Cumilla-8 constituency and the incumbent minister of housing and public works since February 2026.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
Sumon was elected to parliament from Cumilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election which was called following the death of the then incumbent Abu Taher, and also Sumon's father.[3][4][5]
Sumon provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "BNP lawmaker Taher passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "BNP chairperson gets new office". bdnews24.com. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2019.