| Abdus Salam | |
| Native Name: | আবদুস সালাম |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Minister of Planning |
| Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina |
| Term Start: | 11 January 2024 |
| Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
| Predecessor: | M A Mannan |
| Successor: | Salehuddin Ahmed as Adviser |
| Constituency Mp1: | Mymensingh-9 |
| Parliament1: | Bangladesh |
| Term Start1: | 11 January 2024 |
| Term End1: | 6 August 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Anwarul Abedin Khan |
| Term Start2: | 25 January 2009 |
| Term End2: | 24 January 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | Khurram Khan Chowdhury |
| Term Start3: | 14 July 1996 |
| Term End3: | 13 July 2001 |
| Predecessor3: | Zahurul Islam Khan |
| Office4: | 5th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division |
| President4: | Abdur Rahman Biswas Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Primeminister4: | Sheikh Hasina |
| Predecessor4: | Imamuzzaman Chowdhury |
| Successor4: | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan |
| Term Start4: | 15 September 1996 |
| Term End4: | 10 January 1999 |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Nandail, Bengal, British India |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Allegiance: | (before 1972) |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1964-1999 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Honorific Prefix: | Major General (rtd.) |
| Unit: | Armoured Corps |
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Abdus Salam (RCDS, PSC) (born 28 February 1942)[1] is a former army officer, cabinet minister and politician. Affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League, he served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-9 constituency[2] in 2024.[3] On 11 January 2024,[4] he is a former minister of the Ministry of Planning served in 2024.
Salam was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 as an Awami League candidate in 2008. His nomination was cancelled by the Bangladesh Election Commission for defaulting on a loan. He appealed the cancellation and was subsequently elected during the appeal process. In 2013, Bangladesh High Court cancelled his election following an appeal by an Awami League activists.[5] [6]
Salam was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024.[7]