Syed Mahibul Hasan Explained

Syed Mahibul Hasan
Native Name:সৈয়দ মহিবুল হাসান
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Place:Chunarughat, Habiganj, British Raj
Office:Member of 2nd Jatiya Sangsad
Term Start:18 February 1979
Term End:12 February 1982
Predecessor:Gias Uddin Chowdhury
Successor:Syed Mohammad Qaisar
Constituency:Sylhet-16
Children:Syeda Rizwana Hasan
Party:Pakistan Muslim League
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jatiya Party

Syed Mahibul Hasan (Bengali: সৈয়দ মহিবুল হাসান) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from the former Sylhet-16 constituency and later joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, serving as a minister under President Ziaur Rahman.[1]

Early life and family

Mahibul Hasan was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds in Narapati Haveli (uttar) in Chunarughat, Habiganj (then under Sylhet district). His paternal family trace their lineage to Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam.[2]

Career

Mahibul Hasan stood as a Muslim League candidate during an election in 1964 where he successfully won a seat in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.[3] During the 1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election, he contested as an independent candidate, losing to Awami League politician Manik Chowdhury.

He competed in the 1979 Bangladeshi general election as an independent candidate, winning a seat in the Sylhet-16 constituency.[4] He later joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as the Minister of Labour in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman. During the presidency of Abdus Sattar, Mahibul Hasan served as the Minister of Industries and Commerce.[5] In the 1986 Bangladeshi general election, he independently contested for the Habiganj-3 constituency but lost to National Awami Party politician Chowdhury Abdul Hai. Hasan later joined the Jatiya Party, but retired from politics following the 1990 Mass Uprising.

Personal life

Mahibul Hasan was married to Suraiya Hasan and they had one son and one daughter. Their daughter, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, is a lawyer and environmentalist.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: চুনারুঘাট ইউনিয়ন . chunarughatup.habiganj.gov.bd . 3 April 2021.
  2. Web site: চুনারুঘাট ইউনিয়ন, প্রখ্যাতব্যক্তিত্ব. Bangladesh National Portal. https://archive.today/20200910033057/http://chunarughatup.habiganj.gov.bd/site/page/51a50ed4-0757-11e7-a6c5-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC. 10 September 2020. 10 September 2020. bn.
  3. News: সৈয়দা রিজওয়ানা হাসান ঘরেল. bn. 20 April 2014. Banglanews24.com. 10 September 2020. https://archive.today/20170602153846/http://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/283528.details. 2 June 2017.
  4. Web site: List of 2nd Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 20 March 2021.
  5. Web site: চুনারুঘাট-মাধবপুরবাসী মন্ত্রী পেল ৪ জন মাহবুব আলী বিমান ও পর্যটন প্রতিমন্ত্রী. 11 January 2019. Prothom Sheba. 10 September 2020. https://archive.today/20200910033650/https://prothomsheba.com/archives/551. 10 September 2020. bn.
  6. News: সামাজিক মাধ্যমে বিতর্কের ঝড় . 3 April 2021 . Kaler Kantho. bn.