Khandaker Abdul Muktadir

Khandakar Abdul Muktadir
খন্দকার আব্দুল মুক্তাদির
Muktadir in 2026
Minister for Commerce
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded bySheikh Bashir Uddin
Minister for Textiles and Jute
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded bySheikh Bashir Uddin
Minister of Industries
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byAdilur Rahman Khan
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byAK Abdul Momen
ConstituencySylhet-1
Personal details
Born (1969-09-25) 25 September 1969
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseJakiya Yeasmin
ParentKhandaker Abdul Malik
Alma materNorth South University

Khandakar Abdul Muktadir (born 25 September 1969)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the incumbent minister of commerce and textiles.[2] He is widely recognized for his role as an advisor to the party's chairperson. He is currently elected as member of parliament.[3][4][5]

Background

Muktadir was the son of one of the founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and three time elected Jatiya Sangsad member, Khandaker Abdul Malik.Sylhet Cadet College is his alma mater.

Career

Muktadir lost the 2018 Bangladeshi general election to the Awami League candidate AK Abdul Momen contesting at the Sylhet-1 constituency. But he won the 2026 election securing 176,936 votes while his nearest opponent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Maulana Habibur Rahman got 134,983 votes.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  2. ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Khaleda's adviser Muktadir nominated for Sylhet-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  4. ^ "Sylhet-1 BNP in candidate Khandkar Muktadir". Daily Sylheter Shomoy. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  5. ^ "Sylhet-1: BNP holds edge as Jamaat-led Islamic alliance seeks to consolidate votes". DeshKal News. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  6. ^ "BNP candidate Khandakar Abdul Muktadir wins in Sylhet-1". BSS. Retrieved 2026-03-04.