Abul Khair (legislator) explained

Abul Khair
Honorific Suffix:MP
Office:Member of the Union Parliament
Constituency:Maungdaw South
Term Start:1956
Term End:1962
Predecessor:Aye Nyunt
Office1:President of the Maungdaw Township Council
Term Start1:1955
Term End1:1956
Birth Place:Maungdaw, Arakan, Burma
Party:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

Abul Khair was a Rohingya police officer in British Burma who was later elected to the parliament of the Union of Burma.

Early life

Khair was born in Maungdaw, Akyab District in the Arakan Division of Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). He served in the Imperial Police Force (once part of the Indian Imperial Police) in Arakan Division, with postings in Buthidaung, Kyaukpyu and Sandoway.

Political career

Khair was elected president of the township council of Maungdaw in 1955. He was nominated by the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, the founding political party of Burma. During the 1956 Burmese general election, he was elected as the MP for Maungdaw South, succeeding fellow Rohingya Aye Nyunt.[1] He received the highest vote share among Rohingya candidates. Khair worked to establish schools and exam centers across Arakan Division.

Khair was involved in deliberations regarding Arakan's statehood.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-09-05 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018095539/http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs08/mag_arakan01-09.pdf . 2012-10-18 .
  2. Web site: The Remarks of Mr Abul Bashor and Mr. Abul Khair on Arakan's Statehood. 4 September 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907171245/http://www.thestateless.com/2016/09/the-remarks-of-mr-abul-bashor-and-mr-abul-khair-on-arakans-statehood.html. 7 September 2017.