M. Matiur Rahman | |
Office: | Communications Minister |
Predecessor: | M.A. Matin |
Successor: | Anwar Hossain Manju |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1923 |
Birth Place: | Joykul, Kaukhali, Pirojpur district, Bangla Presidency, British India |
Death Date: | 9 January 2018 (age 95) |
Death Place: | Apollo Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Party: | Jatiya Party |
Office2: | Member of Parliament from Barisal-5 |
Predecessor2: | Sunil Kumar Gupta |
Successor2: | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
Termstart: | 30 November 1986 |
Termend: | 27 March 1988 |
Termstart2: | 1986 |
Termend2: | 1990 |
Citizenship: | British India (until 1947) Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Spouse: | Syeda Asia Begum |
Children: | 2 Sons & 5 Daughters |
M. Matiur Rahman (11 July 1923 – 9 January 2018), briefly Matiur Rahman or Motiur, was minister of communications, a member of parliament, secretary, and ambassador. He played an active role in the general election of 1946. in 1964, he was appointed as the joint secretary of the government and served as the director of National Shipping Corporation and remained in the office for five years. In 1970, he took charge as additional secretary of the government. He was the founding president of Barishal Samity and East Pakistan Federation in Karachi. M Matiur Rahman was arrested during the liberation war Later, with the efforts from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and with the help of the Red Cross in an independent Bangladesh, M Matiur Rahman returned to his beloved homeland along with his family. After returning to Bangladesh, M Matiur Rahman joined as the secretary of Ministry of Industries
Rahman was elected to parliament from Barisal-5 as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1986 and 1988.[1] [2] He served as the minister of communications from 30 November 1986, to 26 March 1988.[3]