Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad | |
Office: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start: | 30 December 2008 |
Term End: | 24 January 2014 |
Predecessor: | Dewan Salauddin Babu |
Successor: | Md. Enamur Rahaman |
Constituency: | Dhaka-19 |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1971 |
Birth Place: | Ashulia, Dhaka |
Father: | Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Native Name: | তালুকদার মোহাম্মদ তৌহিদ জং মুরাদ |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung (Bengali: তালুকদার মোহাম্মদ তৌহিদ জং; born 23 August 1971), also known by his nick name Murad is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician and Former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-19. He was a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Bangladesh).
Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad was born on 23 August 1971 in Dhaka. His father, Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar, belonged to the Bengali Muslim Jung family which descended from a line of hereditary aristocratic Taluqdars. His mother, Syeda Lutfun Nahar, belonged to a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds, claiming ancestry back to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1]
Murad Jung was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-19 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate acquiring 2,82,412 votes.[2]
Savar's Rana Plaza collapses, killing thousands. Murad Jung tries to keep Sohel Rana, the owner of that plaza safe.[3] It is even reported that he helped Rana escape from arrest. It was revealed in the media that he was Rana's political guru.[4]