Golam Maula Rony | |
Predecessor: | AKM Jahangir Hossain |
Successor: | AKM Jahangir Hossain |
Term Start: | 25 January 2009 |
Term End: | 24 January 2014 |
Birth Place: | Sadarpur Thana, Faridpur District, Pakistan |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka |
Occupation: | Politician, businessman |
Otherparty: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Office: | Member of Parliament |
Constituency: | Patuakhali-3 |
Native Name: | গোলাম মাওলা রনি |
Native Name Lang: | Bangla |
Golam Maula Rony (born) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member for the Patuakhali-3 constituency representing Bangladesh Awami League. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in November 2018.[1]
Rony was born in 1967 to Monowara Begum and Samsuddin Munshi (d. 2010) in Sadarpur Thana of Faridpur District. He was the eldest of Samsuddin Munshi's seven sons. In 1974, Samsuddin Munshi, in search of work, moved his family to Ulania in Patuakhali District.[2]
Rony attended Baisharshi Shiv Sundar Academy in Faridpur,[3] and later Ulania Hat Secondary School in Galachipa Upazila, where he completed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 1986. He married when he was in tenth grade. After completing HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) from Dhaka College Rony took admission in University of Dhaka and completed graduation at LLB. He completed his further education in the same field in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Rony started his career with journalism.[4] Later he started his own shipping and textile business. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Saybolt Group and also the owner of dnewsbd.com.
In the 9th national parliamentary election Rony was elected to be the MP of Patuakhali-3.[5] In the tenth national parliamentary election of Bangladesh Rony was not given party (Awami League) ticket for Patuakhali-3, because of embarrassing the government by making anti Awami League statement in a TV show.[6]
Rony ran for mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation in April 2015, but received less than one percent of the votes cast.[7]
Rony is married to Kamrun Nahar Runu.[8]
Rony is the author of four books: