Md. Abdul Maleque | |
Constituency Mp: | Naogaon-5 |
Term Start: | 6 May 2013 |
Term End: | 29 January 2019 |
Predecessor: | Abdul Jalil |
Successor: | Nizam Uddin Jalil John |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1947 |
Birth Place: | Naogaon, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Md. Abdul Maleque (Bengali: মো: আব্দুল মালেক; born 15 January 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the chairman of the Naogaon District branch of the Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of parliament from Naogaon-5.
Maleque was born on 15 January 1947. He has an M.A. degree.[1]
Abdul Maleque's political career started before the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. He was a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League. He participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh and, in 2009, Maleque was elected as the chairman of the upazila parishad of Naogaon Sadar Upazila.
In 2013, the constituency of Naogaon-5 fell vacant upon the death of Abdul Jalil. The Awami League nominated Maleque as their candidate for the by-election. As there was no other candidate, he was elected to parliament unopposed.[2] In 2014 general election, he was again nominated by Awami League and won.[3]