Md. Abdul Maleque Explained

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.

Early life

Maleque was born on 15 January 1947. He has an M.A. degree.[1]

Political career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Md. Abdul Maleque . Amarmp . 14 December 2018 . en.
  2. News: AL candidate Malek wins Naogaon-5 by-polls unopposed . Dhaka Tribune . 6 May 2013 . 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Constituency 50_10th_En . Bangladesh Parliament . 1 January 2019 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114022739/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2021 . 14 November 2018.