Abdus Sattar Akon

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Mufti
Abdus Sattar Akon
আব্দুস সাত্তার আকন
Member of the 5th Jatiya Sangsad
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
PresidentAbdur Rahman Biswas
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byMia Abbas Uddin
Succeeded byArshaduzzaman
Member of the 8th Jatiya Sangsad
In office
13 July 2001 – 29 January 2008
Preceded byMozammel Hossain
Succeeded byMozammel Hossain
Personal details
BornChalitabunia, Bagerhat,  Bengal Presidency
1929
DiedFebruary 6, 2012(2012-02-06) (aged 82–83)
Ibn Sina Hospital, Dhaka,  Bangladesh
Resting placeChalitabunia, Bagerhat District
Political partyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Mufti Abdus Sattar Akon (Bengali: আব্দুস সাত্তার আকন; 1929-2012) was a teacher, politician and former leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami political party. He was the former Member of Parliament of Bagerhat-4.[1]

Early life and background[]

Abdus Sattar Akon was born in 1929, to the Bengali Muslim Akon family of Chalitabunia village in Khaulia Union, Morrelganj, Bagerhat, Bengal Presidency. His father was Alimuddin Akon. Akon first began his education at the Amtali Madrasa in Morrelganj and then at the Tumchar Madrasa in Lakshmipur. He then proceeded to study at the Sarsina Dar us-Sunnat Kamil Madrasa in Nesarabad, Firozpur.[2]

Career[]

Akon began his career as an Islamic studies teacher. He served as the principal of Bagerhat Alia Madrasa, Nesaria Alia Madrasa in Khulna and Chuadanga Alia Madrasa. In 1969, he became the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan's Bakerganj District branch and was later promoted to become the leader of the party's Khulna Division branch in 1970. He had also served as the leader for the party's Bagerhat District branch and was a member of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's central Shura.

During the 1991 Bangladeshi general elections, Akon represented the party as a candidate for the Bagerhat-4 constituency and was successful. He was elected to parliament for a second-term after the 2001 Bangladeshi general election.[3][4]

Death and legacy[]

On 6 February 2012, Akon died as a result of illness at Ibn Sina hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Two days later, his janaza was performed and he was buried at his family graveyard. He left behind three sons and seven daughters.

References[]

  1. ^ "সাবেক এমপি মুফতি আবদুস সাত্তারের ইন্তিকাল" [Former MP Mufti Abdus Sattar's passing]. সাপ্তাহিক সোনার বাংলা (in Bengali). 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "সাবেক এমপি জামায়াত নেতা মুফতি আব্দুস সাত্তারের ইন্তিকাল আজ দাফন" [Former MP Jamaat leader Mufti Abdus Sattar's passing, funeral today]. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Electoral Area Winner". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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