Abdus Salam (general)

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Major General (rtd.)
Abdus Salam
আবদুস সালাম
Salam in 2024
Minister of Planning
Assumed office
11 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
DeputyShahiduzzaman Sarker
Preceded byM A Mannan
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Mymensingh-9
Assumed office
11 January 2024
Preceded byAnwarul Abedin Khan
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byKhurram Khan Chowdhury
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byZahurul Islam Khan
5th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
15 September 1996 – 10 January 1999
Preceded byImamuzzaman Chowdhury
Succeeded byMohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan
Personal details
Born (1942-02-28) 28 February 1942 (age 82)
Nandail, Bengal, British India
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (before 1972)
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1964-1999
Rank Major General
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands

Abdus Salam (RCDS, PSC) (born 28 February 1942)[1] is a former officer of the Bangladesh Army and a politician affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League. Currently, he serves as the Member of Parliament for the Mymensingh-9 (Nandail) Constituency[2] and holds the position of Minister-in-Charge[3] of the Ministry of Planning in the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He officially assumed his role as a Member of Parliament for the twelfth Parliament on January 10, 2024,[4] following the administration of the oath by the Speaker of the 11th National Parliament, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury. Additionally, on 11 January 2024.[3] General Salam was sworn in as the Minister of the Ministry of Planning by the President of Bangladesh.

Career

Salam was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 as an Awami League candidate in 2008. His nomination was cancelled by the Bangladesh Election Commission for defaulting on a loan. He appealed the cancellation and was subsequently elected during the appeal process. In 2013, Bangladesh High Court cancelled his election following an appeal by an Awami League activists.[5][6]

Salam was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Major General Abdus Salam".
  2. ^ "Bangladesh election: Mymensingh Division's winners".
  3. ^ a b "Hasina's fifth term as PM". The Financial Express.
  4. ^ "Newly-elected MPs take oath". The Business Standard.
  5. ^ "Mymensingh-9 MP disqualified". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ "HC declares Abdus Salam's JS membership illegal". The Daily Star. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  7. ^ "Who won and where: Check the map". The Business Standard. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-12.


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