Abdul Moyeen Khan

Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan (born 1 January 1947)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2][3] He is a member of the current Standing Committee of the Party.[4] He served as the Minister of State for Planning, Government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996, Minister of Information during 2001–2002 and the Minister of Science and Information & Communication Technology (now renamed) during 2002–2006.[5][6] He served as a Member of Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.[7][8][9][10][11]

Abdul Moyeen Khan
আব্দুল মঈন খান
Khan at US Embassy Dhaka on 4 July 2017
Minister of State for Planning
In office
13 September 1993 – 27 March 1996
Succeeded byMuhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Minister of Information
In office
10 October 2001 – 11 March 2002
Succeeded byTariqul Islam
Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology
In office
12 March 2002 – 29 October 2006
Member of Parliament
for Narsingdi-2
In office
5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byDelwar Hossain Khan
Succeeded byAnwarul Ashraf Khan
Personal details
Born (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Sussex

Background

Khan is the son of Abdul Momen Khan, formerly the top Civil Servant in Bangladesh (Cabinet Secretary) and a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the Minister of Food in the Cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[12][13]

Dr Khan, an academic by profession, topped all exams in schools and colleges in his life with awards and gold medals, graduated as a PhD from the University of Sussex in 1973 and was a professor of physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first successfully ran for the fifth Parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi 2 Constituency. He then ran successively in 3 following Parliaments and continued representing his constituency as the MP until 2006.[14]

Career

In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's Standing Committee, the highest policy planning body of the Party.[15]

References
  1. "Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. "Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror'". Reuters. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. "Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan". The Daily Star. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  5. "Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001". docs.google.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  7. "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. "8th Parliament Members". bdaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  10. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. "List of 4th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Khan, Abdul Momen". In Islam, Sirajul; Akbar, Md. Ali (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  13. "আধুনিক নরসিংদী গড়ার স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা আবুদল মোমেন খান -ড. আব্দুল মঈন খান" (in Bengali). Online News Network. December 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  14. "Falmer Summer 2003" (PDF). Falmer. 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. "BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi". The Daily Star. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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