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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abul Hasanat Abdullah
| native_name = {{lang|bn|আবুল হাসনাত আব্দুল্লাহ}}
| office = [[Member of Parliament#Bangladesh|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency= [[Barisal-1]]<ref name="Pinfo">{{Cite web |title=Constituency 119 |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/contact/contact-an-mp-email-mobile/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3679-constituency-119-11th-en |access-date=2021-05-25 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref>
| parliament =
| term_start = 5 January 2014
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Talukder Md. Younus]]
| term_start1 = 1991
| term_end1 = 1996
| constituency1 = [[Barisal-1]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sunil Kumar Gupta]]
| successor1 = [[Zahir Uddin Swapan]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|12|10|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| father = [[Abdur Rab Serniabat]]
| children = {{Hlist | [[Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah|Sadiq]] | Moin | Ashik }}
| relatives = [[Sheikh Hasina]] (cousin)<br>[[Fazle Noor Taposh]] (nephew)
| spouse = Sahan Ara Abdullah
| education = H.S.C<ref name="Pinfo"/>
| occupation = Business, politician<ref name="Pinfo"/>
}}

'''Abul Hasanat Abdullah''' (born 10 December 1944) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and a member of parliament for constituency [[Barisal-1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english |title=List of 11th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Inu apologises for remarks on MPs |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/inu-apologises-remarks-mps-1259635 |work=The Daily Star |date=26 July 2016 |access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>

== Career ==
Abdullah was elected Upazila Chairman in Barisal in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-49326|title=AL gets toehold in Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi cities after decades|date=7 August 2008|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

In 1975, his father, [[Abdur Rab Serniabat]], was killed in the [[15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état]]. He and his family members fled Bangladesh. The new Government of Bangladesh declared his land vested property and took over them. In 2001, the land was returned to him. Gournadi Pourasabha Bangladesh Nationalist Party president Hannan Sharif announced the 25 decimals of the property belonged to [[Roads and Highways Department]] according to the records of the Land Revenue Department. Sharif started building the local office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party office with the permission of Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mahfuzur Rahman.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/03/02/d60302070373.htm|title=BNP office being set up on AL leader's land in Barisal|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>

Abdullah was elected to parliament from [[Barisal-1]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Abul-Hasnat-Abdullah-gets-minister-status/2939/print|title=Abul Hasnat Abdullah gets minister status|work=dailybangladesh|access-date=2018-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032706/https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Abul-Hasnat-Abdullah-gets-minister-status/2939/print|archive-date=2018-08-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Abul Hasnat Abdullah :: Barisal-1|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/322|website=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422013925/http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/322 |archive-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>

On 26 January 2000, Abdullah was appointed member of the parliamentary standing committee for home ministry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/12-js-committees-reconstituted|title=12 JS committees reconstituted|date=26 January 2000|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-07|language=en}}</ref> He served as the chief whip of parliament at the Awami league government from 1996 to 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Priority not sports, but grass farming|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/priority-not-sports-grass-farming-1280830|work=The Daily Star|access-date=6 October 2016|date=5 September 2022}}</ref>

In October 2002, during [[Operation Clean Heart]], Abdullah's house in [[Barisal City]] was raided by security personal led by Major Akbor and Major Shariar. The police recovered two guns, bullets, Tk 613 thousand in cash, gold ornaments, and 355 blank freedom fighter certificate.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/09/d40909070691.htm|title=Arms Recovery in 2002|date=2004-09-09|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref>

Abdullah was the general secretary of Barisal District unit of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2006/12/25/abul-hasanat-abdullah-apologises|title=Abul Hasanat Abdullah apologises|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref> On 12 November 2007, his properties from his house in 25, Kalabagan Lake Circus Road in Dhanmondi were attached to Dhanmondi Police Station on court orders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-11239|title=Hasanat's property attached without notice, wife alleges|date=12 November 2007|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

In 2008, Abdullah was nominated by Bangladesh Awami League in Barisal-1 and [[Barisal-2]]. His nomination was opposed by local activists of Bangladesh Awami League, who wanted more popular candidates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-64535|title=Grassroots AL oppose fielding 'unpopular' men in 7 JS seats in Barisal division|date=23 November 2008|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

On 11 June 2009, Awami League government dropped 62 legal cases against Awami League politicians including four against Abdullah.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-92102|title=62 'political' cases to be dropped|date=11 June 2009|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

On 24 March 2014, Abdullah was accused of facilitating the victory of Golam Mortuja Khan in the Upazlia Chairman election through vote rigging.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/70pc-vote-by-10-00am-17005|title=70pc vote by 10:00am!|date=24 March 2014|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/06/21/hiron-mentally-imbalanced-after-polls-defeat-hasanat|title=Hiron 'mentally imbalanced' after polls defeat: Hasanat|date=20 June 2013|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

Abdullah was elected to [[Jatiya Sangsad]] from Barisal-1 constituency in 2014 and again in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> On 18 January 2018, he was made the convener of the National Committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts with the rank of a government minister.<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life ==
Abdullah's father is former Awami league leader and water resource minister [[Abdur Rab Serniabat]], who was killed in the [[assassination of Sheikh Mujib]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/justice-looks-far-3-other-aug-15-attacks-1270033|title=Justice still elusive in 3 other Aug 15 cases|date=15 August 2016|work=The Daily Star|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref> His mother and siblings were also killed in the coup.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/justice-kept-long-wait-127135|title=Justice kept in long wait|date=15 August 2015|work=The Daily Star|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref> His son, [[Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah]], was elected mayor of Barisal on 30 July 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2018/07/30/sadiq-abdullah-of-al-set-to-beat-bnps-sarwar-in-barishal-mayor-contest|title=Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP’s Sarwar in Barishal mayor race|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref> He is a cousin of Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/06/18/hiran-blames-hasnat-for-loss|title=Hiran blames Hasnat for loss|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>

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