Mustafizur Rahman | |
Native Name: | মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Office: | Member of Parliament |
Constituency: | Chittagong-3 |
Term Start: | 5 March 1991 |
Term End: | 24 November 1995 |
Predecessor: | AKM Shamsul Huda |
Successor: | Mostafa Kamal Pasha |
Term Start1: | 14 July 1996 |
Term End1: | 13 July 2001 |
Predecessor1: | Mostafa Kamal Pasha |
Successor1: | Mostafa Kamal Pasha |
Constituency1: | Chittagong-3 |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1943 |
Birth Place: | Sandwip, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Death Place: | Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Children: | Mahfuzur Rahaman |
Spouse: | Mohsena Ara Begum |
Mustafizur Rahman (31 December 1943 – 20 October 2001) was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad for the Chittagong-3 constituency from 1991 to 1996, representing the Bangladesh Awami League.[1]
He was the editor and publisher of the Daily Rupali. He also founded several life insurance companies, including: Karnaphuli Life Insurance Company Ltd, National Life Insurance Limited, Rupali Life Insurance Company Ltd, and Sandhani Life Insurance Ltd.
Rahman died on 20 October 2001 at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.[2]
The 700-meter concrete Dwipbandhu Mustafizur Rahman Jetty at Guptachhara on the east coast of Sandwip is named in his honor. It was completed in January 2021 at a cost of Bangladeshi taka 510 million ($6M as of 2021).[3]