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Bangladeshi researcher, technocrat and former minister

Fasihuddin Mahtab
ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব
Minister of Finance
In office
12 February – 24 March 1982
PresidentAbdus Sattar
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Minister of Agriculture
In office
28 November 1981 – 11 February 1982
PresidentAbdus Sattar
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Minister of Planning
In office
15 April 1979 – 27 November 1981
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar (acting)
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
State Minister of Agriculture and Forest
In office
29 June 1978 – 6 April 1979
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Prime MinisterMashiur Rahman (acting)
Personal details
BornChapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Died(2008-09-22)22 September 2008
London, United Kingdom
Resting placeBanani Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseHajera Mahtab
Parent

Fasihuddin Mahtab (Bengali: ডঃ ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব), also spelt Fashiuddin Mahtab, was a Bangladeshi researcher, social worker and the secretary-general of BIRDEM and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, as well as a member of President Ziaur Rahman's advisory council and later technocrat minister. He was also the son-in-law of BIRDEM founder Muhammad Ibrahim, who was also a member of the advisory council.

Career

In late 1970s, Mahtab served as a minister of state for agriculture during Ziaur Rahman's presidency before being promoted to cabinet minister. He served variously as Planning Minister, Agriculture Minister and Finance Minister as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Personal life

Mahtab was born to Bangladeshi politician and magistrate and East Pakistani MP of the national assembly Mahtabuddin Sarker. He was married to Ibrahim's daughter Hajera Mahtab.

Books

  • Green Haauz Protikriya o Bangladeshe Tar Probhab (transl. Greenhouse Reaction and Its Effect on Bangladesh)
  • Report on the Agricultural Census of Bangladesh

Death and burial

Mahtab died on September 22, 2008, at Leeds Hospital in London and was buried at the Banani Graveyard in Dhaka.

References

  1. ^ "Fashiuddin Mahtab passes away". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. 25 September 2008.
  2. ^ Bss, Rajbari (9 October 2008). "Doa mahfil for Dr Fasihuddin". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা।" (PDF). মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ. Ministry Department, Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ "মাহাতাব উদ্দিন সরকার". Alokito Chapai Nawabganj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
  5. Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. pp. 310–8. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  6. The Bangladesh Gazette (Monday, November 19, 1979) (PDF). Dacca: Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Bangladesh. 16 November 1979. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. "Details for: গ্রীন হাউজ প্রতিক্রিয়া ও বাংলাদেশে তার প্রভাব". IIUC Koha online. International Islamic University Chittagong. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. "English Book - LGED" (PDF).
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