A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal Explained

A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal
Constituency Mp:Lakshmipur-3
Term Start:24 January 2014
Term End:30 September 2023
Predecessor:Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie
Office1:Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Term Start1:3 January 2018
Term End1:6 January 2019
Predecessor1:Rashed Khan Menon
Successor1:Md. Mahbub Ali
Birth Date:1950 2, df=y
Birth Place:Lakshmipur, Noakhali District, Chittagong Division, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Relations:ASM Maksud Kamal (Brother)
Successor:Mohammed Golam Faroque
Primeminister1:Sheikh Hasina

A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal (Bengali: এ. কে. এম. শাহজাহান কামাল; 10 February 1950 – 30 September 2023) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a parliament member of Jatiya Sangsad and once Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism.[1] [2] In the 2014 Bangladeshi general election he was elected from the Lakshmipur-3 seat. He was district director of Lakshmipur district council.[3]

Early life and career

Kamal was born on 10 February 1950.[4] He was one of the directors of Janata Bank Limited.[5]

Death

A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, on 30 September 2023, at the age of 73.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of 10th Parliament Members Bangla . Bangladesh Parliament . 28 September 2015.
  2. News: Will become minister of civil aviation and tourism: Shahjahan Kamal . bdnews24.com . 3 January 2018.
  3. Web site: AKM Shahjahan Kamal . Elections 2014 . Dhaka Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929020851/http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/243 . 29 September 2015 . 28 September 2015.
  4. News: Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister . Dhaka Tribune . 3 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Janata Bank Limited . Janata Bank . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929121547/http://www.janatabank-bd.com/Director-Details.htm . 29 September 2015 . 28 September 2015.
  6. News: Lakshmipur-3 MP Shahjahan Kamal passes away . 30 September 2023 . The Business Standard . 30 September 2023.