Kazi Abdul Kader


Kazi Abdul Kader was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi politician. He served as a member of parliament in both the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad. Kader was alleged to be the mastermind behind the Kaliganj massacre during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Early life

Kader was born in 1914 within Rangpur, British India.

Bangladesh Liberation War

Kader openly collaborated with the Pakistan Army. It was alleged that he was the mastermind of the Kaliganj massacre.

Political career

Pakistan

Kader served as a central minister in the government of East Pakistan. He was the Food & Agriculture Minister of the erstwhile East Pakistan government and a leader of the Convention Muslim League.

Bangladesh

Kader contested the second Bangladeshi general election in 1979 on a ticket from the Muslim League. He contested from the seat Rangpur-3 and won the constituency. He contested again from the Muslim League during the 1991 Bangladeshi general election, this time from Nilphamari-3. He came in fifth place with 4,834 votes.

Personal life

Kader was married twice. His second wife was Nawabzadi Kaniz Fatema of the Dhaka nawab family. She was the daughter of Nawabzadi Khurshid Bano. Kader had two sons with Kaniz; Kazi Naser Mohammed and Kazi Qais Mohammed. Another son was Kazi Faruque Kader. Faruque served as the member of parliament from Nilphamari-3 from 2008 to 2014.

Death

Kader died on 2 October 2002 in his Gulshan residence in Dhaka. He died from old-age complications at the age of 88.