Kazi Abdul Kader
Kazi Abdul Kader | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Food & Agriculture East Pakistan | |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad Rangpur-3 | |
| In office February 1979 – March 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Ukil[1] |
| Succeeded by | Shawfiqul Ghaani Shapan[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 2 October 2002 (aged 88) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | British Indian (1914–1947) Pakistani (1947–1971) Bangladeshi (1971–2002) |
| Political party | Muslim League (Qayyum) (until 1971) Bangladesh Muslim League (since 1976) |
| Spouse | Nawabzadi Kaniz Fatema |
| Children | Kazi Faruque Kader |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kazi Abdul Kader (1914–2002) was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi politician. He served as a member of parliament in both the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.[3][4]
Early life[edit]
Kader was born in 1914 within Rangpur, British India.[4]
Political career[edit]
Pakistan[edit]
Kader served as a central minister in the government of East Pakistan. He was the Food & Agriculture Minister of the erstwhile East Pakistan government and a leader of the Convention Muslim League.[4][5] He opposed the independence of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War. As a result, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman cancelled his citizenship in 1972 and Kader remained stranded in Karachi. He returned to Bangladesh after 1975 and joined the revived Bangladesh Muslim League.
Bangladesh[edit]
Kader contested the second Bangladeshi general election in 1979 on a ticket from the Muslim League. He contested from the seat Rangpur-3 and won the constituency.[6] He contested again from the Muslim League during the 1991 Bangladeshi general election, this time from Nilphamari-3. He came in fifth place with 4,834 votes (4.34%).[7]
Personal life[edit]
Kader was married twice. His first wife was Lutfa Kader from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India and he had six sons and one daughter with her. She is believed to be a sayyidah; Persian: [sejˈjede]) is an honorific title denoting people accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His second wife was Nawabzadi Kaniz Fatema of the Dhaka nawab family. She was the daughter of Nawabzadi Khurshid Bano (daughter of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah). Kader's eldest son is Kazi Faruque Kader. Faruq served as the member of parliament twice from Nilphamari-3, the last time being from 2008 to 2014.
Death[edit]
Kader died on 2 October 2002 in his Gulshan residence in Dhaka. He died from old-age complications at the age of 88.
References[edit]
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members".
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members".
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Local News on Bangladesh". sdnbd.org. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "'No vote' campaign against anti-liberation elements". The Daily Star. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Member's of 2nd Parliament of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Affairs. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Electoral Area Results Comparison – Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.