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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable#Bangladesh|The Honorable]]
| name = A J M Nasir Uddin
| native_name = আ জ ম নাছির উদ্দীন
| native_name_lang = bn
| honorific-suffix =
| image = A J M Nasir Uddin (02).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Former Honorable Mayor, CCC
| office = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board|Vice President of Bangladesh Cricket Board]]
| president = [[Nazmul Hassan]]
| term_start = 16 September 2014
| predecessor =
| office1 = 5th [[Mayor of Chittagong]]
| deputy1 =
| primeminister1 =
| term_start1 = 7 May 2015
| term_end1 = 4 August 2020
| predecessor1 = [[Mohammad Manjur Alam]]
| successor1 = Khorshed Alam Sujon ({{small|Administrator}})
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Chittagong]], [[East Pakistan]]
| nationality = [[Bangladesh]]i
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/08/16/105250.php |title=AL-backed AJM Nasir Uddin leads in Chittagong City Corporation mayoral polls |work=The Daily Observer |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref>
| spouse = Shirin Akter
| residence = [[Chittagong]]
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Chittagong College]]|[[Government Muslim High School]]}}
| profession = Businessman, politician
}}
'''Abu Jafar Mohammad Nasir Uddin''' aka '''A J M Nasir Uddin'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/Nasir-Uddin-new-mayor-of-Chittagong/24395 |title=Nasir Uddin new mayor of Chittagong |work=Risingbd.com |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> ({{lang-bn|আ জ ম নাসির উদ্দিন}}; born 1 January 1957)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newagebd.net/140900/nasir-takes-over-as-chittagong-mayor/ |title=Nasir takes over as Chittagong mayor |work=New Age |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/61727/ccc-mayor-ajm-nasir-uddin-visiting-different-areas-in-chittagong-city-corporation-yesterday.html |title=CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin visiting different areas in Chittagong City Corporation yesterday |work=The New Nation |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> of [[Chittagong City Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/04/28/al-backed-ajm-nasir-uddin-leads-in-chittagong-city-corporation-mayoral-polls |title=AL-backed AJM Nasir Uddin leads in Chittagong City Corporation mayoral polls |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://en.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/7124/Nasir-takes-over-as-CCC-mayor |title=Nasir takes over as CCC mayor |work=NTVBD |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> He is also the vice president of [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]].

== Personal life ==
Uddin was born on 1 January 1957 in Andarkilla, Chittagong. He completed his primary level education at Kadam Mubarak Primary school then completed S.S.C. in 1973 from [[Government Muslim High School]]. He completed H.S.C and his graduation at [[Chittagong College]].<ref name="brief">{{cite web |url=http://ajmnasiruddin.com/en/brief_description.php |title=Brief Description |website=AJM Nasir Uddin}}</ref>

== Career ==
On 24 January 1993, a rally of Awami league led by Sheikh Hasina at Laldighi Maidan, Chittagong was attacked. After which a case was filed by Sufian Siddique, Bangladesh Chattra League leader, against 28 including Uddin. Bangladesh Police submitted the charge sheet in the case on 7 March 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-06-24|title=No attack took place at Hasina's Ctg rally in 1993|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/no-attack-took-place-hasinas-ctg-rally-1993-102058|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Uddin was acquitted in the case on 23 July 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-23|title=Nasir, Hazari acquitted in 22-yr-old case|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/nasir-hazari-acquitted-22-yr-old-case-115447|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

Uddin submitted his nomination form to contest the mayoral election in Chittagong on 31 March 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-03-29|title=Nasir, Manjur submit nomination form in Ctg|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/manjur-submits-nomination-form-74434|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> He won on 30 April 2015 the election defeating the candidate of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] [[Mohammad Manjur Alam]]. Bangladesh Nationalist Party called the vote rigged and boycotted it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-29|title=Nasir wins Ctg polls|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/nasir-wins-ctg-polls-79705|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> A voter was threatened with three years imprisonment by a polling agent of Uddin saying that his vote had already been cast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-29|title=Go home or spend three years in jail|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/go-home-or-spend-three-years-jail-79681|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, Uddin traded barbs with former mayor [[ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-12|title=Mohiuddin, Nasir at loggerheads|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/mohiuddin-nasir-loggerheads-1390063|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

On 3 April 2019, Uddin slapped an engineer of [[National Housing Authority (Bangladesh)|National Housing Authority]] over land disputes regarding construction of sewage line between National Housing Authority and Chittagong City Corporation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-03|title=CCC mayor 'slaps' NHA engineer|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/ccc-mayor-slaps-nha-engineer-1724038|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> On 28 October 2019, he forced Hasina Mohiuddin, the wife of the former Mayor of Chittagong ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, off the stage at a program of Awami League.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-28|title=CCC mayor ‘forces’ Hasina Mohiuddin off stage in Ctg|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/ccc-mayor-forces-hasina-mohiuddin-stage-ctg-1819783|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> He presented the Chittagong City Key to cricketer [[Shakib Al Hasan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-31|title=Shakib receives key to the city|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/shakib-al-hasan-receives-key-the-city-1779331|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

After Uddin's term as Mayor of Chittagong ended in 2020 he did not receive a nomination from Awami League for the future election. He blamed it on a "conspiracy".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-02-18|title=I’m a victim of conspiracy: Ctg Mayor Nasir|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/top-news/news/im-victim-conspiracy-ajm-nasir-uddin-1869787|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Awami League nominated [[Rezaul Karim Chowdhury]] to contest the Chittagong Mayoral election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-02-16|title=AL picks new face over AJM Nasir for Ctg mayor polls|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/al-picks-new-face-over-ajm-nasir-ctg-mayor-polls-1868731|access-date=2021-04-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Mayors of Chattogram City Corporation]]
[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:Government Muslim High School alumni]]
[[Category:People from Chittagong]]
[[Category:Bengali Muslims]]

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