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Mirza Azam

Mirza Azam (born 13 September 1962) is a Bangladeshi politician and Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League .[2] He has been elected Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) six times and has served as State Minister for Textiles and Jute. He was General Secretary of Bangladesh Jubo League

Mirza Azam
মির্জা আজম
Minister of State for Textiles and Jute
In office
12 January 2014[1] – 7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Jamalpur-3
In office
14 July 1996 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byAbul Hossain
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded byShafiqul Islam Khoka
Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 December 2022
Personal details
Born (1962-09-13) 13 September 1962 (age 62)
Jamalpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Education
OccupationPolitician

Early life

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Azam was born on 13 September 1962 at Sukhnagari village, Madarganj  Upazila, Jamalpur District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3] His mother was Mosammat Nurunnahar Begum.[4] He was a well-known figure of student politics in Jamalpur.

Career

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Azam started his political career from student life in 1977. He was an Amusement and Entertainment Secretary of the Student union of Government Ashek Mahmud College in 1979. In 1981, he was elected vice-president of Chhatra League, Jamalpur District unit.[5]

In 1991, he was elected as the President of Jubo League and Joint-General Secretary of Awami League, Jamalpur District Branch. He was elected to Parliament from Jamalpur-3 in 1991 as a candidate of Awami League.[6] He received 39,907 votes while his nearest rival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Shah Md. Khairul Bashar Chishti, received 31,032 votes.[6]

Azam was re-elected to Parliament from Jamalpur-3 in 1996 as a candidate of Awami League.[6] In 1996, he was elected as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League of Jamalpur District Branch. He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League of the Central Executive Committee from 2003 to 2012. In January 2004, he was injured while on a protest by Bangladesh Police personnel.[7] In June 2004, a bus in Shahbagh was burned down killing 11 after which police charged Azam, Jahangir Kabir Nanak and nine others.[8] The charges were dropped in 2013 as the Criminal Investigation Department did not find evidence of their involvement.[8]

Azam was re-elected to Parliament from Jamalpur-3 in 2001 as a candidate of Awami League.[9][6] He was the Whip of Opposition Party in the 8th Bangladesh National Parliament.

In 2007, Rapid Action Battalion sued Azam for selling his Lexus, imported duty free due to member of parliament privileges, illegally using forged papers to Shawkat Ali director of Metro Spinning Limited.[10] In November an arrest warrant was issued against Azam.[10] In December, Judge Mohammad Azizul Haque ordered property of Azam to be seized.[11] Anti-Corruption Commission sued him in another case over 5.3 million in unexplained wealth on 8 July 2008 with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's .[12] In July 2008, he was sent to jail after surrendering to Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court.[13] Jmb leader Shaekh Abdur Rahman is brother in law of him.[14]

Azam was re-elected to Parliament from Jamalpur-3 in 2008 as a candidate of Awami League against Mostafizur Rahman Babul of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[15] He was the Whip of Ruling Party of the 9th Bangladesh National Parliament. In February 2009, during the Bangladesh Rifles revolt he visited the Bangladesh Rifles headguards with Jahangir Kabir Nanak to negotiate with the rebels on behalf of the government.[16][17][18]

Azam was re-elected to Parliament from Jamalpur-3 in 2014 unopposed after the election was boycotted by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[19] He has taken oath as the State Minister of Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on 12 January 2014. He has taken on his duties in the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on 13 January 2014.[20]

Azam was re-elected in 2018 from Jamalpur-3 as a candidate of the Awami League.[21] He received 385,113 votes while his nearest rival, Md Mostafizur Rahman Babul of Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 4,677 votes.[21]

Azam has established around fifty educational institutions.[citation needed] Among these are Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science and Technology University[22] and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College.

References

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  1. ^ "Portfolios distributed among ministers". The Daily Star. 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Mirza Azam". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রী [Honorable Minister]. Ministry of Textiles and Jute (in Bengali).
  4. ^ "Mirza Azam's mother dies". The Daily Star. BSS. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ মির্জা আজম. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Motia, 50 others hurt as cops swing baton". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Justice denied to 11 victims". The Daily Star. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Mirza Azam". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Arrest warrant against Dr Iqbal, Mirza Azam". The Daily Star. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Property of ex-MP Mirza Azam to be attached". The Daily Star. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  12. ^ "ACC presses charge against Mirza Azam". The Daily Star. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Mirza Azam sent to jail on surrender". The Daily Star. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Mirza Azam terms arrest of Shaekh Rahman as drama". Mirza Azam terms arrest of Shaekh Rahman as drama. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  15. ^ Manju, Mostofa; Jamalpur (21 December 2008). "Battle of 2 young leaders charm of Jamalpur-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Mutiny At Bdr Headquarters". The Daily Star. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Bloodthirsty people behind BDR carnage:PM". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  18. ^ Habib, Haroon (26 February 2009). "Military Mutiny Challenges New Bangladesh PM". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  19. ^ "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  20. ^ "JAMALPUR: State Minister for Textile and Jute Mirza Azam MP offering Munajat at the inauguration programme of electricity connections at Alokhdia- Mamabhagina village as chief guest yesterday". The New Nation. Dhaka.
  21. ^ a b "Jamalpur-3 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University - Official Website of BSFMSTU". bsfmstu.ac.bd. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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