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{{Short description|Meghalaya politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abu Taher Mondal
| native_name = আবু তাহের মণ্ডল
| image = Abu Taher Mondal.jpg
| image_size = 200
| office = [[Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Meghalaya]]
| term_start = 7 March 2023
| term_end = 16 September 2025
| 1namedata = [[Conrad Sangma]]
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Chief Minister}}
| 2blankname = Portfolios
| 2namedata = {{bulleted list|Community and Rural Development|Power|Taxation}}
| term_start1 = 20 April 2010
| term_end1 = 1 March 2013
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Mukul Sangma]]
| 2blankname1 = Portfolios
| 2namedata1 = {{bulleted list|Power|Excise|Transport|Information and Public Relations}}
| term_start2 = 13 May 2009
| term_end2 = 19 April 2010
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[D. D. Lapang]]
| 2blankname2 = Portfolios
| 2namedata2 = {{bulleted list|Taxation|Information Technology|Fisheries|Science and Technology|Weights and Measures}}
| term_start3 = 13 May 2009
| term_end3 = 19 April 2010
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[D. D. Lapang]]
| 2blankname3 = Portfolios
| 2namedata3 = {{bulleted list|Health and Family Welfare|Secretariat Administration|Civil Defence and Home Guards}}
| office4 = Speaker of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 11 March 2013
| term_end4 = 3 March 2018
| predecessor4 = [[Charles Pyngrope]]
| successor4 = [[Donkupar Roy]]
| office5 = [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency5 = [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari]]
| predecessor5 = [[S. G. Esmatur Mominin]]
| term_start5 = 2 March 2023
| term_start6 = 2008
| term_end6 = 3 March 2013
| predecessor6 = [[Manirul Islam Sarkar]]
| term_start7 = 1998
| term_end7 = 2003
| predecessor7 = Manirul Islam Sarkar
| successor7 = Manirul Islam Sarkar
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place = [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari]], [[Meghalaya]]
| death_place =
| death_date =
| party = [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]] {{small|(since 2023)}}
| other_party = {{ubl|[[Nationalist Congress Party]] {{small|(2003)}}|[[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(2013{{ndash}}2023)}}}}
| alma_mater =
| relatives =
| children =
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'''Abu Taher Mondal''' ({{langx|bn|আবু তাহের মণ্ডল}}) is an Indian [[Bengalis|Bengali]] politician, [[social work]]er and retired civil engineer. He is a four-time MLA of the [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari]] constituency in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=my/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/assembly-elections/meghalaya/phulbari-constituency-election-result-s15a046/|title=Phulbari election results}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Mondal was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the plains region of the [[West Garo Hills district]] of [[Meghalaya]]. His father was [[Samsul Huda Mondal]]. Mondal graduated in 1991 with a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree.<ref name=my/> He owns land in Shyamding and Phulbari.<ref name=my>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/meghalaya2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=6092|title=Abu Taher Mondal|website=My Neta|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
Despite being an independent candidate during the [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]], Mondal successfully beat [[Manirul Islam Sarkar]] for the [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari]] constituency. Mondal joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] for the [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] but was unsuccessful against Sarkar this time. During the [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]], Mondal became independent once more and beat Sarkar. He managed to preserve his seat at the [[2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]], this time as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate. His two-term streak was broken at the [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] by [[S. G. Esmatur Mominin]].<ref name=net>{{cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/phulbari-meghalaya-assembly-constituency|website=Result University|title=Phulbari Assembly Constituency|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref>

In March 2013, Mondal was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-12 |title=Meghalaya gets first non-tribal speaker {{!}} Guwahati News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/meghalaya-gets-first-non-tribal-speaker/articleshow/18918569.cms |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He was the first "non-Indigenous" legislator to hold the office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Non-tribal Speaker for House - Meghalaya creates history, elects Abu Taher Mondal to the chair |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/non-tribal-speaker-for-house-meghalaya-creates-history-elects-abu-taher-mondal-to-the-chair/cid/325711 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

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[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 1998–2003]]
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:21st-century Bengali people]]
[[Category:People from West Garo Hills district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Bengali Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian Sunni Muslims]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:National People's Party (India) politicians]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2023–2028]]

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