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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1948–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abdul Majid Mandal
| office = Member of Parliament
| term_start =
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas]]
| successor = [[Abdul Momin Mondol]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|07|09|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|1|22|1948|07|09|df=y}}
| death_place =
| party = [[Awami League]]
}}

'''Abdul Majid Mandal''' ({{Langx|bn|আব্দুল মজিদ মন্ডল}}) (9 July 1948 – 22 January 2021) was an [[Awami League]] politician in Bangladesh who was member of parliament from [[Sirajganj-5]] and Founder of Mondol Group.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সিরাজগঞ্জের সাবেক এমপি মজিদ মণ্ডল আর নেই|url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/386484/সিরাজগঞ্জের-সাবেক-এমপি-মজিদ-মণ্ডল-আর-নেই|access-date=2021-10-05|work=Jugantor|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=সিরাজগঞ্জের সাবেক এমপি মজিদ মণ্ডল আর নেই |url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/386484/সিরাজগঞ্জের-সাবেক-এমপি-মজিদ-মণ্ডল-আর-নেই |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Jugantor |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Mandal was born on 9 July 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdul Majid Mondol -আঃ মজিদ মন্ডল Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/120/biography |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=সাবেক এমপি আব্দুল মজিদ মন্ডল মারা গেছেন |url=https://barta24.com/details/national/113624/former-mp-abdul-majid-mandal-has-died |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Barta24 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
In November 2013, Mandal was nominated by Bangladesh Awami League to contest the 10th parliamentary elections from Sirajganj. The then incumbent Member of Parliament, Abdul Latif Biswas, lost the nomination to Mandal and this led many of Biswas's supporters in Sirajganj to resign from the Awami League in protest.<ref>{{cite news|title=AL nominations spark protests in several districts|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/al-nominations-spark-protests-in-several-districts|accessdate=13 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=30 November 2013|language=en}}</ref> Mandal became the president of [[Enayetpur]] thana unit of the Awami League despite not having any affiliation with the party before 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Infighting grips AL grassroots|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/infighting-grips-al-grassroots-55052|accessdate=13 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=13 December 2014|language=en}}</ref>

He was elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Sirajganj-5, representing [[Belkuchi Upazila]] and [[Chauhali Upazila]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdul Majid Mondol -আঃ মজিদ মন্ডল History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/120/history |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=সাবেক এমপি আব্দুল মজিদ মন্ডল আর নেই, প্রধানমন্ত্রীর শোক |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/country/6681 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=dhakapost.com |language=bn}}</ref> He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on the [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute]].<ref>{{cite news|title='No plan to sell Ahmed Bawani Textile Mills'|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/95016/2017-05-18|accessdate=13 March 2018|work=theindependentbd.com|publisher=The Independent}}</ref> He is the founding chairman of [[Mondol Group]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT US {{!}} Mondol Group |url=https://mondol.net/index.php/about-us/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Death ==
Mandal died on 22 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-22 |title=Former lawmaker Majid passes away |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/01/22/former-lawmaker-majid-passes-away |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> The parliament passed a condolence motion after his death in the 12th parliamentary session.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JS adopts condolence motion on death of sitting MP Samad, others |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/js-adopts-condolence-motion-on-death-of-sitting-mp-samad-others/66940 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=unb.com.bd |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-01 |title=12th session of parliament begins |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/parliament/2021/04/01/12th-session-of-parliament-begins |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> His son, [[Abdul Momin Mondol]], is the member of parliament from his former constituency Sirajganj-5.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:People from Shahzadpur Upazila]]
[[Category:Politicians from Rajshahi Division]]
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]

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