M. Matiur Rahman

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M. Matiur Rahman
Minister of Road Transport and Bridges
In office
30 November 1986 – 27 March 1988
Preceded byM.A. Matin
Succeeded byAnwar Hossain Manju
Member of Parliament
In office
3 March 1988 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAbdur Rahman Biswas
ConstituencyBarisal-5
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded bySunil Kumar Gupta
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyBarisal-5
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan and South Korea
In office
21 October 1982 – 31 August 1984
Preceded byManzoor Ahmed Choudhury
Succeeded byA. K. N. Ahmed
Secretary of Commerce
In office
23 January 1976 – 2 August 1982
Preceded byM. Nurul Islam
Succeeded byAFM Ehsanul Kabir
Secretary of Industries
In office
November 1975 – January 1976
Preceded byMajid-ul-Haq
Succeeded byMajid-ul-Haq
Chairman of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan
In office
14 April 1970 – 1 February 1972
Preceded byS.S.Iqbal
Succeeded byA.M.S Ahmed
Personal details
Born1 September 1923
Died9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 94)
CitizenshipBritish India (until 1947) Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh
PartyJatiya Party
SpouseSyeda Asia Begum (m. 1947)
Children2 Sons & 5 Daughters

M. Matiur Rahman (1 September 1923 – 9 January 2018), briefly Matiur Rahman or Motiur, was minister of communications, a member of parliament, secretary, and ambassador.  He played an active role in the general election of 1946. He was the founding president of Barishal Samity and East Pakistan Federation in Karachi. M Matiur Rahman was arrested during the liberation war  Later, with the efforts from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and with the help of the Red Cross in an independent Bangladesh, M Matiur Rahman returned to his beloved homeland along with his family. After returning to Bangladesh, M Matiur Rahman joined as the secretary of Ministry of Industries

Early life and education

Rahman was born on 1 September 1923 in Jaykul, Kawkhali Upazila, Pirojpur district, Bengal Presidency, British India. In 1938 he passed his matriculation from Kaukhali High School. He completed his intermediate from Brojomohun College in 1940. He later obtained his bachelor's degree from the same college in 1942. He later studies Political Science, International Relations and Law at the University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Rahman joined the Department of Political Science of University of Dhaka as a Lecturer in 1948. He joined the Pakistan Civil Service in 1949. He reached rank of Deputy Secretary in 1960. He served as the Under Secretary at the Ministry of Finance. He also served as the member of Economic Pool. In 1962, he appointed as the Member (Finance) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. In 1964 he was elevated to the rank of Joint Secretary and was posted to the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation as the Director (Finance). He was promoted to Additional Secretary in 1970.[2] On 14 April 1970, Rahman was appointed as the Chairman of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan. He held the position until 1st February 1972.[3]

He was appointed as the Secretary of Industries in November 1975.[4] On 23 January 1976 he was made the Secretary of Commerce. He held the position until 2 August 1982.[5] He was appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan and South Korea on 21 October 1982. He served there until 31 August 1984.[6]

He was elected to parliament from Barisal-5 as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1986 and 1988.[7][8] He served as the minister of communications from 30 November 1986, to 26 March 1988.[9]

Personal life

He married Syeda Asia Begum in 1947. They had two sons and five daughters together.[10]

Death

He died on 9 January 2018 at Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was buried in Jaykul, Kawkhali Upazila, Pirojpur district at his family graveyard beside his parents.[11]

References

  1. ^ https://nagorik.prothomalo.com/ogbx8bfblh
  2. ^ https://nagorik.prothomalo.com/ogbx8bfblh
  3. ^ https://tcp.gov.pk/page-outgoing-chairman
  4. ^ https://moind.gov.bd/site/page/fc49557b-22ff-4d12-af0e-072e74815d15/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE
  5. ^ https://mincom.gov.bd/site/page/6aa51158-9128-4827-92f3-074873335811/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE
  6. ^ https://tokyo.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/Roll-of-Honour
  7. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রী/প্রতিমন্ত্রী/উপদেষ্টাগণ. Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. ^ https://nagorik.prothomalo.com/ogbx8bfblh
  11. ^ https://www.amaderbarisal.com/news/152234.aspx?print=1