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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1936–2020)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Member of [[Jatiya Sangsad]]
| name = Maulana Muhammad Abdus Sobhan
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| image =
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| constituency_MP1 = 5th Jatiya Sangsad Members , [[Pabna-5]]
| constituency_MP2 = 8th Jatiya Sangsad Members, [[Pabna-5]]
| parliament = Jatiya Sangsad
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| term_start1 = 1991
| term_end1 = 1995
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2006
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| birth_date = 19 February 1936
| birth_place = [[Sujanagar Upazila|Sujanagar]], [[Pabna District|Pabna]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|2|14|1936|2|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = Dhaka Medical College Hospital
| restingplace = Pabna Sadar Arifpur graveyard
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| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
| citizenship = [[Bangladesh]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]]
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| parents = Munsi Nayeem Uddin Ahmad (Father)<br> Nurani Begum (Mother)
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| occupation = Politics
| profession =
| known_for = Islami Politics & religious personality
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'''Maulana Muhammad Abdus Sobhan''' ({{lang-bn|মাওলানা মুহাম্মদ আব্দুস সুবহান}}; 19 February 1936<ref name="dsun">{{Cite news|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/281257|title=Nation awaits disposal of four pending appeals {{!}} Daily Sun|publisher=daily-sun|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> – 14 February 2020)<ref name=a>{{cite news |url=http://www.dainikamadershomoy.com/post/241613
|script-title=bn:মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধে মৃত্যুদণ্ডপ্রাপ্ত আব্দুস সুবহানের মৃত্যু
|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020|work=Amader Shomoy|language=bn}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi [[politician]]. He was a member of the central working committee of the [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]]. He was a two time elected parliamentarian from [[Pabna-5]] constituency, during the elections of 1991 and 2001 respectively.<ref name="1991results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 5th Parliament Members |website=Jatiya Sangsad|format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="2001results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/mps_of_8th_parliament.pdf |title=List of 8th Parliament Members |website=Jatiya Sangsad|language=bn |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> He went to trial for his relationship with war crimes allegedly committed during the [[War of Liberation of Bangladesh]] in 1971.

==Early life and education==
Abdus Sobhan was born on 19 February 1936<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/law-and-justice/480397/মাওলানা-আবদুস-সুবহানের-ইন্তেকাল|script-title=bn:মাওলানা আব্দুস সুবহানের ইন্তিকাল|access-date= 14 February 2020|work=Daily Naya Diganta|language=bn}}</ref><ref name="dsun"/> in the village of Mominpara, Sujanagar thana, Pabna district. His father, Late Munshi Nayeem Uddin Ahmed, was an Islamic scholar. In 1965, he moved with his family to Pathortola, Gopalpur, Pabna city, and has resided there permanently.<ref name="MAS bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.imam-gazzali-trust.org/chairman_corner/|title=Chairman's Corner, Imam Gazzali Trust, Pabna, Bangladesh|publisher=[[Imam Gazzali Trust]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015065156/http://www.imam-gazzali-trust.org/chairman_corner/|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> He enrolled at the Ramchandrapur Maktab.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}} Then he completed his primary education in Manikhaat and Machpara Primary School. In 1941, he enrolled into Ulat Madrassah and studied there till 1947, completing his matriculation. In 1950, he obtained his ''alim'' certification.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}} In 1952, he obtained his ''fazil'' degree from Sirajganj Alia Madrassah. In 1954, he obtained his ''kamil'' degree with distinction from the same madrassah, obtaining 7th position in the first division in the madrassah board.<ref name="MAS bio" />

==Career==
===Teaching===
After completion of his ''fazil'' studies, he joined Pabna Aliya Madrasah. After that he taught at Gopalchandra institute, Arifpur Ulat Senior Madrassah and Magura Baroria Fazil Madrasah. His teaching career spanned 10 years from 1952 to 1962.<ref name="MAS bio" />

===Politics===

Abdus Sobhan was active in politics from his student life. He was secretary of Pabna District for East Pakistan Jamiat Talaba Arabiya. In 1951, he joined [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] and over time was appointed the Ameer of [[Pabna District]]. He was a member of the Central Majlis-e-Shura, the central working committee and the executive committee of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He was also a Nayeb-e-Ameer of the party.<ref name="MAS bio" />

====Member of Parliament====

In 1962 and again in 1965, he was elected as a member of the East Pakistan Constituent Assembly and acted as the senior deputy leader of the opposition in his latter term.<ref name="MAS bio" /> He was a member of parliament elected from Pabna-5 constituency in 1991, and deputy leader of the Jamaat's parliamentary group, securing 47.31% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=71&Year=1991 | title=Electoral Area 72, Pabna-5 constituency, 1991 | publisher=Amar Desh | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> In 2001, he was again elected as a member of parliament from Pabna-5 constituency as a candidate of 4-party alliance, securing 56.78% of the votes in his constituency.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=71&Year=2001 | title=Electoral Area 72, Pabna-5 constituency, 2001 | publisher=Amar Desh | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> In 1996, he campaigned on a platform to increase women's education.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shehabuddin|first1=Elora|title=Reshaping the Holy: Democracy, Development, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh|date=2012|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0231512558|page=135|edition=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ovbVLZ2G6pMC&q=Maulana+Sobhan&pg=PA135}}</ref>

==Arrest and trial==
Abdus Sobhan was arrested on 20 September 2012 from [[Bangabandhu Bridge]] area while he was traveling from Dhaka to Pabna. Later, he was taken to Pabna to appear before the court that issued the warrant against him in connection with a case filed in 2003.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/index.php?ref=MjBfMDlfMjFfMTJfMV8zXzE0NDIxNA== | title=Jamaat leader Abdus Sobhan detained | work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka | date=21 September 2012 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.daily-sun.com/index.php?view=details&archiev=yes&arch_date=21-09-2012&type=Jamaat-leader-Sobhan-arrested&pub_no=268&cat_id=3&menu_id=1&news_type_id=1&index=9 | title=Jamaat leader Sobhan arrested | work=Daily Sun | date=21 September 2014 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

A day after his arrest he appeared before the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)]] in Dhaka on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/law-amp-rights/2013/jun/14/next-report-against-abdus-sobhan-july-14 | title=Next report against Abdus Sobhan on July 14 | work=Dhaka Tribune | date=14 June 2013 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) framed nine charges of wartime offences against Abdus Sobhan for alleged crimes against humanity in 1971.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bdchronicle.com/detail/news/32/3385 | title=Charges framed against Jamaat leader Maulana Abdus Sobhan-trial start on Jan 28 | publisher=BdChronicle | date=31 December 2013 | access-date=10 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015192845/http://www.bdchronicle.com/detail/news/32/3385 | archive-date=15 October 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/law-amp-rights/2013/sep/16/charges-pressed-against-maulana-sobhan | title=Charges pressed against Maulana Sobhan | work=Dhaka Tribune | date=16 September 2013 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> Sobhan denied the charges brought against him and claimed that he had served as a mole for the [[Mukti Bahini]] against [[Pakistani Military|Pakistani forces]] in his time at the [[East Pakistan Central Peace Committee|Peace Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bangladeshchronicle.net/2014/03/sobhan-trial-tribunal-rejects-indictment-review/|title=Sobhan Trial: Tribunal rejects indictment review|date=27 March 2014|newspaper=The Bangladesh Chronicle|access-date=24 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233302/http://bangladeshchronicle.net/2014/03/sobhan-trial-tribunal-rejects-indictment-review/|archive-date=24 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Death==
Sobhan died on 14 February 2020 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital at the age of 83.<ref name=a/>
Next day 15 February he was buried on Pabna Sadar Arifpur graveyard.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/268422/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8|script-title=bn:জামায়াত নেতা আব্দুস সুবহানের দাফন সম্পন্ন|date=15 February 2020|access-date=16 February 2020|work=The Daily Inqilab|language=bn}}</ref>

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[[Category:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan politicians]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Pabna District]]
[[Category:5th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members]]

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