Abdul Mannan (politician)


Abdul Mannan was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Minister of Home Affairs from April 1972 to March 1973.

Early life

He was born in Katuli, Tangail on 7 October 1929. In 1944 he graduated from Bindubasini Government Boys High School. He studied in Karatia Sadat College and graduated from Dhaka University in 1951. He was professor in Ananda Mohan College and Haraganga College. His later worked as an income tax adviser.

Career

He was involved in Bengali Nationalist movements such as the language movement of 1952, Six point movement, and 1969 uprising in East Pakistan. In 1969 he was president of Tangail district unit of Awami League in 1969 and the publicity secretary of All Pakistan Awami League. In 1970 he was elected to Pakistan National Assembly. He was the head of information, broadcasting and film division of Mujibnagar Government. He was also the Mannan was also the chairman of the Board of Editors of the weekly Jai Bangla.
He was made the first Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh on 12 January 1972 in the Sheikh Mujib cabinet. In 1973 he was elected to the National Parliament. He was the Minister of Health and Family Planning in the second cabinet. Abdul Mannan was appointed as the Health and Family Planning Minister on 26 January 1975. He was minister in the cabinet of Khondakar Mostaq Ahmad in 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujib.
He played a prominent role in protests against the rule of Hussain Muhammad Ershad. He was detained by police before a rally in March 1984, was injured and detained during an anti-government demonstration in July 1987, and was held in custody again from October to December that year.
From 1977 to 1986 he was the president of Bangladesh Tax Lawyers' Association. He helped establish Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, and the Wari Club.

Death

On 4 April 2005, he died.