Mustafa Kamal (politician) explained

Mustafa Kamal
Constituency Mp:Comilla-10
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start:25 January 2009
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Anwarul Azim
Office1:Minister of Finance
Primeminister1:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor1:Abul Mal Abdul Muhit
Term Start1:7 January 2019
Term End1:10 January 2024
Successor1:Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali
Office2:Minister for Planning
Term Start2:12 January 2014
Term End2:7 January 2019
Predecessor2:A. K. Khandker
Successor2:Muhammad Abdul Mannan
Office3:President of the International Cricket Council
Predecessor3:Alan Isaac
Successor3:Zaheer Abbas
Term Start3:1 July 2014
Term End3:1 April 2015
Office4:President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Term Start4:23 September 2009
Term End4:17 October 2012
Predecessor4:Sina Ibn Jamali
Successor4:Nazmul Hasan Papon
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Birth Date:15 June 1947
Birth Name:Abu Hena Mohammed Mustafa
Birth Place:Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka

Abu Hena Mohammad Mustafa Kamal (born 15 June 1947) commonly known as Lotus Kamal is a Bangladeshi politician, former cricket official, and businessman. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-10 constituency and a Minister for Planning as well as Minister of Finance.[1] He is the owner of Lotus Kamal Group, which is a well-known Bangladeshi conglomerate.[2] [3] Kamal was awarded the Finance Minister of the Year 2020 by magazine The Banker.[4]

Early life

Kamal was born on 15 June 1947 in Laksham, Cumilla, East Bengal, British India. After the primary education from local Dattapur Primary School, SSC from Bagmara High School in 1962, later HSC from Cumilla Victoria Government College, and B.Com. (Honors) degree from Chittagong Government Commerce College in 1964–1967.[5] In 1967 he finished his undergraduate in Financial Management from the University of Dhaka. He completed his master's degree in accounting in 1968 from the University of Dhaka. He also earned a law degree. He is also an FCA (Fellow Chartered Accountant).[6]

Career

Business

Kamal founded the Lotus Kamal Group which is a well-known Bengali textile industry.

Politics

Kamal was elected to Parliament from Comilla-9 in 1996.[7] He received 57,195 votes while his closest rival, Monirul Haq Chowdhury of Jatiya Party (E), received 47,570 votes.

Kamal contested the 2001 election from Comilla-9 as an Awami League candidate and lost. He received 66,175 votes while Monirul Haq Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate won with 78,622 votes.

Kamal was elected to his second term as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad for the constituency of Cumilla-10 in 2008.[8] He received 138,089 votes while his nearest rival, Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 89,821.

Kamal was reelected in 2014 unopposed after the election was boycotted by the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[9] He is Convener of Awami League in the Cumilla district (South). He is also the Finance and Planning Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He was appointed the Minister for Planning in January 2014.[10] [11]

Kamal was re-elected to parliament in December 2018 from Comilla-10 as a candidate of the Awami League.[12] He received 405,299 votes while his nearest rival, Md Monirul Haq Chowdhuri of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,488 votes. On 7 January 2019, Kamal was appointed the Minister of Finance of Bangladesh.[13]

Cricket administration

Kamal has been involved with cricket and its development for last 30 years in various capacities. From 1990 to 2010 he was chairman of the cricket committee of Abahani Limited, before becoming the President of Asian Cricket Council between 2010 and 2012.[14]

In 2012, Kamal was named as the vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2012–2014 term.[15] [16] Prior to his nomination for the ICC, Kamal was the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[17] Kamal succeeded Alan Isaac as president of the ICC in 2014.[18]

Kamal resigned from his designation as ICC President, with effect from 1 April 2015. The resignation was reportedly to protest alleged non-compliance by the ICC of laws written in the constitution of the ICC, and he was an active protester of corruption in cricket.[19]

Personal life

Kamal's daughter Nafisa Kamal is the director of Farmers Bank presently known as Padma Bank Limited and owner of Cumilla Victorians and wife is Kasmiri Kamal.

Notes and References

  1. News: 47-member new cabinet announced . 24 February 2019 . The Daily Star.
  2. Web site: A H M Mustafa Kamal. Ministry of Planning. 5 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Cabinet Division . Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. 5 April 2015.
  4. Finance Minister of the Year 2020 . The Banker . 2020-01-12.
  5. News: Finance minister mustafa kamal gained first place in CA exam . 24 February 2019.
  6. Web site: https://plandiv.gov.bd/site/office_head/e5cb82ed-ed6f-40cf-b670-10edfdc736d7/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4. bn:মাননীয় মন্ত্রী. plandiv.gov.bd. 26 July 2018.
  7. Web site: 2008-12-28 . Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . 2023-08-15 . 28 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234847/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=256 . dead.
  8. Web site: 2018-02-26 . Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online . 2023-08-15 . 26 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226152017/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=251&Year=2008 . dead.
  9. News: 2018-02-16 . AL closer to majority before voting . 2023-08-15 . New Age . 16 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025402/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Constituency 258. Bangladesh Parliament. 30 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602101154/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/MP_Profile_258.html. 2 June 2012. dead.
  11. Web site: Mustafa Kamal. Bangladesh Cricket Board. 9 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015021346/http://tigercricket.com/board.html. 15 October 2012. dead. 10 October 2012.
  12. Web site: 2018-11-25 . Cumilla-10 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 2023-08-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: Hon'ble Finance Minister . Ministry of Finance . 15 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Presidents of the Asian Cricket Council. Asian Cricket Council. 30 October 2012.
  15. Web site: Mustafa Kamal's nomination as ICC Vice-President 2012-14 accepted. 9 October 2012. International Cricket Council.
  16. News: Mustafa Kamal to be ICC Vice-President for 2012-14. 9 October 2012. The Times of India.
  17. News: Mustafa Kamal to be ICC Vice-President for 2012-14. 9 October 2012. Wisden India. FW Sports and Media India Private Limited. 10 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218170459/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mustafa-kamal-icc-vice-president-2012-14/30196. 18 December 2014. dead.
  18. Web site: ICC Board of Directors, Chief Executives & IDI Board of Directors. 22 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630053814/http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/63/icc-organisation/committees. 30 June 2015. dead.
  19. Web site: Clarke trophy row ends in shock resignation. 2015-04-01. Fox Sports. en-AU. 2020-04-03.