Redwan Ahmed | |
Native Name: | রেদোয়ান আহমেদ |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Office: | State Minister of Liberation War Affairs |
Term Start: | 23 October 2001 |
Term End: | 22 May 2003 |
Constituency Mp1: | Comilla-6 |
Term Start1: | 28 October 2001 |
Term End1: | 27 October 2006 |
Predecessor1: | Ali Ashraf |
Successor1: | A. K. M. Bahauddin |
Term Start2: | 5 March 1991 |
Term End2: | 24 November 1995 |
Predecessor2: | Khandaker Abdul Mannan |
Term Start3: | 10 July 1986 |
Term End3: | 6 December 1987 |
Predecessor3: | Mozammel Haque |
Constituency Mp4: | Comilla-10 |
Term Start4: | 2 April 1979 |
Term End4: | 24 March 1982 |
Predecessor4: | Wali Ahmed |
Successor4: | Rafiqul Hossain |
Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
Birth Place: | Chandina Upazila, Comilla District |
Redwan Ahmed is a Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party politician and a former state minister of liberation war affairs.[1] [2] He is a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-6 and Comilla-10 constituencies.[3]
Ahmed was first elected to parliament from Comilla-6 Chandina Upazila under the first Ziaur Rahman government as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[4] 1979. Subsequently, he was also elected in 1986, 1991 and 2001. He served as the State Minister for Jute and Textile in 1995 and again as State Minister for Liberation War affairs in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[5]
Ahmed left Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2006 and joined the Liberal Democratic Party.[6] He is a presidium member and general secretary of the party.[7] [8]
As a businessman, Ahmed served as the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association from 1993 to 1996. One of his notable works was signing the MOU with UNICEF and International Labour Organization for the elimination of child labour and its successful implementation.
Ahmed is married to Momtaz Ahmed.[5] As a philanthropist, Ahmed established Chandina Redwan Ahmed University College.[9]