Hannan Shah
হান্নান শাহ
Minister of Jute
In office
20 March 1991  January 1996
Member of Parliament
for Gazipur-4
In office
20 March 1991  March 1996
Preceded byMohammad Obaid Ullah
Succeeded byAfsaruddin Ahmad
Personal details
Born(1941-10-11)11 October 1941
Kapasia, Gazipur, Bengal, British India (now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 74)
Raffles Hospital, Singapore
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseNahid Hannan
Occupationpolitician
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (Before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service
Years of service1961-1981
RankBangladesh-army-OF-6 Brigadier General
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Abu Sayed Matiul Hannan Shah (known as Hannan Shah; 11 October 1941 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician and army officer from Gazipur District.[1] He served as the jute minister and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency during 1991–1996.[2][3]


Early life

Shah was born in Ghagtia, Kapasia, Gazipur District in the-then British India. His father, Fakir Abdul Mannan, was a minister in the Pakistan government during 1965–1968. In 1962, Hannan Shah was commissioned in Pakistan Army.[4] Shah's younger brother, Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman, was a judge in the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.[5]

Career

Shah retired from the Bangladesh Army as a Brigadier general in 1981.[5] He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1983.[4] He served as the standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5][6] Shah served as the Minister of Jute during 1991–96.[5][1]

On 25 November 2013, Shah was arrested by Bangladesh Police from his residence.[1]

Personal life and death

Shah was married to Nahid Hannan. Together they had one daughter, Sharmin Hannan and two sons, Shah Rezaul Hannan and Shah Reazul Hannan.[5]

In January 2015, Shah was hospitalized to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka with respiratory problems.[7] He died at the age of 74 in Singapore while undergoing treatment for heart disease on 27 September 2016.[5][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hannan Shah arrested". bdnews24.com. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "AL broke '90 promises". The Daily Star. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. 1 2 "Body of Hannan Shah to arrive Wednesday". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BNP leader, former minister Hannan Shah dies at 74". bdnews24.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. "Hafizuddin, Hannan fire charges at each other". bdnews24.com. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. "BNP leader Hannan Shah hospitalised with respiratory problem". bdnews24.com. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. "BNP leader Hannan Shah dies at 74". Dhaka Tribune. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.


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