Muhammad Abdul Mannan
M. A. Mannan | |
|---|---|
এম. এ. মান্নান | |
 Mannan in 2018 | |
| Minister of Planning | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Kamal |
| State Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Shah M. Abul Hussain |
| Member of Parliament for Sunamganj-3 | |
| Assumed office 6 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1946 Dungria, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Alma mater | PAF Public School Sargodha University of Dhaka Murari Chand College |
M. A. Mannan M.P (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and the Minister of Planning of Bangladesh since 2019.[1][2] Mr Mannan was a former diplomat and bureaucrat of Bangladesh who served to the Government Bangladesh.
Early life[]
Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria, Sunamganj, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India. He finished his O-level at the PAF Public School Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. He graduated from the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career[]
In 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Kishorgonj District, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary (Political) in Ministry of Home Affairs, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva.[3]
In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from Sunamganj-3. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of Finance on 12 January 2014. He was also made the State Minister of Planning in April 2014.[3][4]
Personal life[]
Mannan is married to Zolekha Mannan, a college professor. His son is settled in the United Kingdom and his daughter is settled in the United States.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Dhaka urges Saarc to focus on economic growth". The Daily Star. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ a b c d "State Minister of Finance". erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "M.A. Mannan -এম এ মান্নান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- Living people
- University of Dhaka alumni
- Awami League politicians
- State Ministers of Finance (Bangladesh)
- State Ministers of Planning (Bangladesh)
- People from Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila
- PAF College Sargodha alumni
- 9th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 11th Jatiya Sangsad members
- Planning ministers of Bangladesh
- 10th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 1946 births
- Murari Chand College alumni
- Awami League politician stubs