Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher Explained

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher
Office:Member of parliament for Comilla-12
Native Name:সৈয়দ আবদুল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ তাহের
Native Name Lang:bn
Country:Bangladesh
Predecessor:Md. Mujibul Haque
Successor:Md. Mujibul Haque
Termend:October 2006
Termstart:October 2001
Party:Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Birth Date:1958
Birth Place:Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Spouse:Dr. Habiba Akhter Chowdhury
Children:3 daughters, 1 son
Alma Mater:Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Occupation:Physician, politician

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher (Bengali: সৈয়দ আবদুল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ তাহের; born 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament for the Comilla-12 constituency in seventh parliamentary elections from 2001 to 2006 in Bangladesh.[1] He is a Central Working Committee member of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,[2] and its International Affairs secretary.[3]

Career

Later, Taher was selected as Secretary General of the Islami Chatra Shibir and finally led the organisation as its Central President for two consecutive terms during 1985-86 and 1986–87.[4]

Taher was elected as a Member of Parliament in Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006[5] [6] and was part of two parliamentary bodies, the Public accounts committee and the Public undertaking committee.

Taher was imprisoned several times, most recently in 2013, when he was arrested on 2 January 2013,[7] by RAB personnel, in connection with various allegations, including arson attacks, attacks on police and conspiracy against the government. He was later released on bail.

He was also arrested by joint forces on allegations of extortion, looting and grabbing during the tenure of the military backed caretaker government on 7 March 2007. He was released on ad-interim bail on 7 August 2008.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh election results for Comilla-12 constituency, 2001 . Amardesh . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907172550/http://www.amardesh.info/EADetailsYear.php?sol=251&Year=2001 . 7 September 2014 . 7 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Dr. Syed Abdullah Taher visits ailed Kazi Zafar . Jamaat-e-Islami website . 18 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907192145/http://jamaat-e-islami.org/en/newsdetails.php?nid=MTUyMw. 7 September 2014 . 7 September 2014.
  3. News: Major parties express mixed reactions over al-Qaeda statement. 6 September 2014. Dhaka Tribune. 7 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Shibir Central Page: Ex president Profile of Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher . Shibir . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819201700/http://www.shibir.org.bd/news/category/25/312 . 19 August 2014 . 7 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Seventh Parliamentary Bangladesh Elections, 2001: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive . Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive . 7 September 2014 . Psephos Adam Carr.
  6. Web site: Statistical Report: 8TH Jatiya Shangsad Election, 2001 . Election Commission, Bangladesh . 7 September 2014.
  7. News: Jama'at leader Taher arrested . The Financial Express . Dhaka . 3 January 2013 . 7 September 2014.
  8. News: Ex-Jamaat MP Taher freed on bail . The Daily Star . 8 August 2014 . 7 September 2014.