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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = A. S. M. Abdur Rab
| native_name = আ. স. ম. আবদুর রব
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = A. S. M. Abdur Rab (2).jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Abdur Rab at [[Jatiya Oikya Front]] event
| caption = Abdur Rab in January 2019
| office1 = [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|Minister of Shipping]]
| term_start1 = 29 June 1996
| term_end1 = 24 December 1998
| predecessor1 = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock]]
| term_start2 = 25 December 1998
| term_end2 = 13 June 2001
| successor2 = [[Sadeque Hossain Khoka]]
| office3 = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] Member from [[Lakshmipur-4]]
| term_start3 = 1996
| term_end3 = 2001
| predecessor3 = [[Abdur Rab Chowdhury]]
| successor3 = [[A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin]]
| office = 3rd [[Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh)|Leader of the Opposition]]
| term_start = 3 March 1988
| term_end = 27 February 1991
| predecessor = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
| successor = Sheikh Hasina
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|1|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Noakhali]], [[East Bengal]], [[British India]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = politician
| party = [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD]]
| president = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]]
| primeminister = [[Moudud Ahmed]] [[Kazi Zafar Ahmed]]
| primeminister2 = Sheikh Hasina
| primeminister1 = [[Khaleda Zia]]
| successor1 = [[Syed Manzur Elahi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Qazi Fazlur Rahman]] (acting) [[Satish Chandra Roy]]
}}

'''A. S. M. Abdur Rab''' (born 2 January 1945)<ref name=genius/> is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the founder secretary general of the [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]].<ref name=genius/> In 1985, Abdur Rab and his followers left the party and formed a new party [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD]], known as JSD (Rab).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/inu-fails-convince-dissidents-790906|title=Inu fails to convince dissidents|date=2016-03-14|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}}</ref> He served as the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] Member from [[Lakshmipur-4]] and the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock during 1996-2001 of the [[first Sheikh Hasina Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/hasina-s-cabinet-sets-a-record-1.419613|title=Hasina's cabinet sets a record|work=Gulf News|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Abdur Rab was born on 2 January 1945.<ref name=genius>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/mad-genius/s-m-abdur-rob-785749|title=A S M Abdur Rob|date=2016-03-04|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> He was general secretary of the student political organization [[Bangladesh Chhatra League|East Pakistan Chhatra League]] from 1969 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:বিগত কমিটি সমূহ |trans-title=Past Committees |url=https://bsl.org.bd/%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%a4-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%bf-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%82%e0%a6%b9/ |website=Bangladesh Chhatra League |language=bn |access-date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230911105152/https://bsl.org.bd/বিগত-কমিটি-সমূহ/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the leader of the [[1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan|1969 mass uprising in East Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/b-chy-kader-siddiqui-rob-form-new-alliance-4137|title=B Chy, Kader Siddiqui, Rob form new alliance|date=2013-12-26|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> He was the first person to hoist the Flag of Bangladesh on 2 March 1971 as the vice president of [[Dhaka University Central Students' Union]].<ref name=genius /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/spotlight/jaago-bangladeshi-jaago-1199173|title=Jaago Bangladeshi Jaago|date=2016-03-25|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is one of the organizers of the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Under the leadership of Chhatra League leader Noor Alam Siddiqui, Abdul Kuddus, A S M Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj, the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted in Dhaka University on 2 March 1971. A flag of independent Bangladesh was first inaugurated by ASM Abdur Rab. In the historic Bot-tala of Dhaka University, A S M Abdur Rab handed over the flag of Bangladesh to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After the independence of Bangladesh, Rab formed the left-wing [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]] (National Socialist Party). He along with [[Serajul Alam Khan]] and [[Shajahan Siraj]], took a stand against the government led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rx6OAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab|title=Bangladesh Public Administration: Study of Major Reforms, Constraints and Strategies|last=Obaidullah|first=A. T. M.|date=1999|publisher=Academic Press and Publishers|isbn=9789840801442|pages=189|language=en}}</ref> He led the rally on 17 March 1974 towards the residence of the Home Minister at Ramna amid [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] led firing upon the crowd. Abdur Rab is a survivor of the [[1974 Ramna massacre]]. President [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]] released [[M. A. Jalil]] and Abdur Rab after taking power because of the involvement of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in the [[7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état|coup d'état in November 1975]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0BuAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab|title=Group interests and political changes: studies of Pakistan and Bangladesh|last=Maniruzzaman|first=Talukder|date=1982|publisher=South Asian Publishers|pages=178|isbn=9780836408928 |language=en}}</ref>

Abdur Rab became the leader of the opposition in 1988 and also served as a minister of Sheikh Hasina's cabinet from 1996 to 2001 as the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Ahsan |first=Syed Badrul |author-link=Syed Badrul Ahsan |date=2007-02-23 |title=All those Peripatetic People |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/02/04/musings.htm |access-date=2018-10-24 |work=The Daily Star |archive-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207165741/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/02/04/musings.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/jsd-rab-calls-48-hr-hartal-in-ramgati|title=JSD (Rab) calls 48-hr hartal in Ramgati|date=1999-01-17|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/italy-can-help-build-telecom-energy-sector-infrastructure|title=Italy can help build telecom & energy sector infrastructure|date=1998-01-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

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