A. T. M. Abdul Wahab Explained

Abu Talib Muhammad Abdul Wahab
Office:Member of Parliament of Magura-1
Term Start:2015
Term End:30 December 2018
Predecessor:Muhammad Serajul Akbar
Successor:Saifuzzaman Shikhor
Birth Date:29 December 1946
Birth Place:Magura, Bengal, British India
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Office2:Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)
Allegiance: (before 1971)
Branch:

Bangladesh Rifles
Serviceyears:1969 - 2003
Unit:East Bengal Regiment
Rank: Major General
Commands:
Battles:Bangladesh Liberation War

A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Bengali: এ টি এম ‍আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Magura-1.

Early life

Wahab was born on 29 December 1946.[1] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.[2]

Career

Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war.[3]

Wahab was elected to parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election.[4] The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent member of parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar.[5] He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) Biography . Amarmp . 8 November 2018.
  2. News: Tribute to a liberation war hero . The Daily Observer . 9 November 2018.
  3. News: 'Civilian FFs should have been entitled Bir Sreshtha' . 9 November 2018 . The Daily Star.
  4. Web site: Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) History . Amarmp . 8 November 2018.
  5. News: AL nominates Wahab for May 30 Magura-1 by-poll . 9 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 29 April 2015 . en.
  6. News: Abdul Wahab gets AL ticket . 9 November 2018 . The Daily Observer . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070906/http://www.observerbd.com/2015/04/29/86278.php . 9 November 2018.