A. T. M. Abdul Wahab

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Abu Talib Muhammad Abdul Wahab
Member of Parliament of Magura-1
In office
2015 – 30 December 2018
Preceded byMuhammad Serajul Akbar
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Shikhor
Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)
Personal details
Born (1946-12-29) 29 December 1946 (age 78)
Magura, Bengal, British India
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Military service
AllegianceFile:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (before 1971)
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Branch/serviceFile:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Pakistan Army
File:Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg Bangladesh Army
File:বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের পতাকা.svg Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service1969 - 2003
RankFile:Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
File:BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Bengali: এ টি এম ‍আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Magura-1.

Early life

Wahab was born on 29 December 1946.[1] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.[2]

Career

Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war.[3] Wahab was elected to parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election.[4] The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent member of parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar.[5] He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tribute to a liberation war hero". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Civilian FFs should have been entitled Bir Sreshtha'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) History". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "AL nominates Wahab for May 30 Magura-1 by-poll". The Daily Star. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Abdul Wahab gets AL ticket". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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