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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = AB Siddique
| image =
| width =
| birth_date = 1927
| birth_place = [[Matlab Dakshin Upazila]], [[Chandpur District]], [[Bangladesh]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|9|03|1927}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| office =
| termstart2 =
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| president2 =
| term = 1979-2012
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| spouse =
| parents = Hasan Ali Sarkar (father)
| children = 2 son, 1 girl
| party = [[Awami League]]
}}

'''AB Siddique''' (1927 - 3 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the organizer of the War of Liberation in the Liberation War of Bangladesh, member of the People's Council of 3 and parliament of the Awami League Comilla-21 (now-[[Chandpur-2]] & [[Chandpur-3]]) seat in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article550556.bdnews |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযোদ্ধা এ বি সিদ্দিক আর নেই |work=[[Bdnews24.com]] |language=bn |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="parliament" />

== Early life and education ==
Siddique was born in the house of Bardiya Sarkar in [[Matlab South Upazila]] of [[Chandpur District|Chandpur district]] in 1927. His father is the late Hasan Ali Sarkar. After passing Bardiya Highs School in 1939, Matlabganj JB. He entered seventh grade in high school. He passed [[Matriculation]] from Matlab School and [[Comilla Victoria Government College]] in [[Higher Secondary School Certificate|Intermediate Examination]]. He completed a [[master's degree]] from the [[University of Dhaka]] with the highest number in [[political science]] and [[economics]]. 'Mr. Siddiqui is one of the students who protested when Jinnah declared that 'Urdu will be the only state language of Pakistan'.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/136453.details |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সংগঠক ও সাবেক সাংসদ এবি সিদ্দিক আর নেই |work=[[banglanews24.com]] |language=bn |access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>

== Career ==
Although Siddique started his first career as a teacher, he joined the Royal Pakistan Air Force in 3 and served as the Recruiting Officer of the East Pakistan Air Force after serving in various airbases. At that time, his birthplace recruited many youths into the Pakistan Air Force. He voluntarily retired from the Air Force and participated actively in all movements and activities related to the interests of Bengalis. He was elected president of Bangladesh [[Awami League|Awami League's]] largest Matlab police station (undivided [[Matlab]]) and vice-president of Chandpur sub-division Awami League. When the liberation struggle started, he served as the chief organizer of the Chandpur division. He was elected MPA, MCA.

In the [[1979 Bangladeshi general election]], he was elected member of parliament for the Comilla-21 constituency.<ref name="parliament">{{Cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |script-title=bn:২য় জাতীয় সংসদে নির্বাচিত মাননীয় সংসদ-সদস্যদের নামের তালিকা |trans-title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |archive-date=4 September 2018 }}</ref> In the [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election]], Siddique stood, unsuccessfully, for [[Chandpur-3]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=262 |url-status=dead |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000043/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=262 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref> He was the president of several institutions, including Matlab College, Matlab College, in his career. He established two colleges, several high schools and half a hundred primary schools in the area. He played an active role in establishing and promoting the famous 'International Liberal Center' of the concept.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.odhikar.news/isolated/15384 |script-title=bn:ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট এ বি সিদ্দিকের ৬ষ্ঠ মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী পালিত |website=Odhikar |language=bn |access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on 3 September 2012 at the [[Combined Military Hospital (Dhaka)|Combined Military Hospital (CMH)]] in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248366 |work=The Daily Star |date=4 September 2012}}</ref> The dead body of the former MP was buried at the Bardiya her house in South Upazila at the end of the first communion before the [[Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban|Jatio Shangshad Bhaban]].

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[[Category:1927 births]]
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[[Category:People from Matlab Uttar Upazila]]
[[Category:Comilla Victoria Government College alumni]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]
[[Category:2nd Jatiya Sangsad members]]

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