Fasihuddin Mahtab Explained

Native Name:ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব
Native Name Lang:bn
Office1:Minister of Finance
Termstart1:12 February
Termend1:24 March 1982
President1:Abdus Sattar
Primeminister1:Shah Azizur Rahman
Office2:Minister of Agriculture
Termstart2:28 November 1981
Termend2:11 February 1982
President2:Abdus Sattar
Primeminister2:Shah Azizur Rahman
Office3:Minister of Planning
Termstart3:15 April 1979
Termend3:27 November 1981
President3:Ziaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar (acting)
Primeminister3:Shah Azizur Rahman
Office4:State Minister of Agriculture and Forest
Termstart4:29 June 1978
Termend4:6 April 1979
President4:Ziaur Rahman
Primeminister4:Mashiur Rahman (acting)
Nationality: Bangladesh
Birth Place:Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Death Place:London, United Kingdom
Resting Place:Banani Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Father:Mahtabuddin Sarker
Spouse:Hajera Mahtab
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Fasihuddin Mahtab (bn|ডঃ ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব), also spelt Fashiuddin Mahtab, was a Bangladeshi researcher, social worker and the secretary-general of BIRDEM and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, as well as a member of President Ziaur Rahman's advisory council and later technocrat minister.[1] [2] [3] He was also the son-in-law of BIRDEM founder Muhammad Ibrahim, who was also a member of the advisory council.[4]

Career

In late 1970s, Mahtab served as a minister of state for agriculture during Ziaur Rahman's presidency before being promoted to cabinet minister. He served variously as Planning Minister, Agriculture Minister and Finance Minister as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad.[5]

Personal life

Mahtab was born to Bangladeshi politician and magistrate and East Pakistani MP of the national assembly Mahtabuddin Sarker.[6] He was married to Ibrahim's daughter Hajera Mahtab.

Books

Death and burial

Mahtab died on September 22, 2008, at Leeds Hospital in London and was buried at the Banani Graveyard in Dhaka.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fashiuddin Mahtab passes away . The Daily Star . The Daily Star . 25 September 2008 . en.
  2. News: Bss . Rajbari . Doa mahfil for Dr Fasihuddin . 23 August 2024 . The Daily Star . The Daily Star . 9 October 2008 . en.
  3. Web site: ১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা। . মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ . Ministry Department, Government of Bangladesh . 16 August 2024.
  4. Book: Rahman, Syedur. Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. 2010-04-27. 310–8. Scarecrow Press. en. 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  5. Book: The Bangladesh Gazette (Monday, November 19, 1979) . 16 November 1979 . Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Bangladesh . Dacca . 2 . 23 August 2024.
  6. News: Alokito Chapai Nawabganj. মাহাতাব উদ্দিন সরকার. https://web.archive.org/web/20191019003456/https://alokito-chapainawabganj.com/specialperson/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/ . 2019-10-19 . bn.
  7. Web site: Details for: গ্রীন হাউজ প্রতিক্রিয়া ও বাংলাদেশে তার প্রভাব . IIUC Koha online . International Islamic University Chittagong . 25 August 2024.
  8. Web site: English Book - LGED.