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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{about|the Lakshmipur politician|the Narayanganj politician|M. A. Awal (Narayanganj politician)|the Pirojpur politician|AKMA Awal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. A. Awal
| native_name = এম এ আউয়াল
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency = [[Lakshmipur-1]]
| term_start = 29 January 2014
| term_end = 29 October 2018
| predecessor = [[Nazim Uddin Ahmed (politician, born 1968)|Nazim Uddin Ahmed]]
| successor = [[Anwar Hossain Khan]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|03|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lakshmipur]], [[East Pakistan]]
| party = Islamic Gonotantrik Party
| otherparty = [[Bangladesh Tarikat Federation]] {{small|(2014-2018)}}
}}
'''M A Awal''' (born 16 March 1968)<ref name=bio/> is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the chairman of the [[Islami Ganatantrik Party]]. Earlier he served as the secretary general of the [[Bangladesh Tarikat Federation]] and a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Lakshmipur-1]] constituency from 2014 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of 10th Parliament Members English|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.parliament.gov.bd|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129015648/http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Awal was born on 16 March 1968. He completed his master's degree in social science.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=M.A. Awal -এম,এ,আউয়াল Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/727/biography |website=Amarmp |accessdate=9 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Awal was elected to the parliament on 5 January 2014 from the [[Lakshmipur-1]] constituency as a [[Bangladesh Tarikat Federation]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web |title=M.A. Awal -এম,এ,আউয়াল History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/727/history |website=Amarmp |accessdate=9 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> On 17 April 2018, he was removed from the post of Secretary General of the party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tariqat Federation removes its Secretary General MA Awal |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/04/17/tarikat-federation-removes-secretary-general-m-awal |accessdate=9 January 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=17 April 2018}}</ref> On 16 September 2018, he led the same party in joining the Islamic Democratic Alliance, an alliance of Islamist parties that supported the [[Awami League]]-led government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Islamic Democratic Alliance formed |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/islamic-democratic-alliance-formed-support-ruling-awami-league-14-party-1634179 |accessdate=9 January 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=16 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

On 20 May 2021, the [[Rapid Action Battalion]] arrested Awal on suspicion of being involved in killing Shahinuddin, a trader in the [[Pallabi Thana|Pallabi]] neighborhood of [[Dhaka]], over a land dispute.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=Murder in Pallabi: Ex-MP Awal arrested|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/murder-pallabi-ex-mp-awal-arrested-2095905|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former MP Awal arrested over Pallabi murder|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/05/20/former-mp-awal-arrested-over-pallabi-murder|access-date=2021-05-21|website=bdnews24.com|date=2021-05-20|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521061655/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/05/20/former-mp-awal-arrested-over-pallabi-murder|url-status=dead}}</ref> The police found evidence of a phone call to Awal which recorded the assailant saying "Sir Finish".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21 |title=Murder in Pallabi: Ex-MP Awal arrested |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/murder-pallabi-ex-mp-awal-arrested-2095905 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> After a year and a half of investigation, the [[Police Bureau of Investigation]] submitted a probe report in September 2023.<ref name=finish/>

In September 2023, Awal formed a coalition of fifteen parties, ''Progotishil Islami Jot'', which would participate at the [[2024 Bangladeshi general election]].<ref name=finish>{{Cite web |last=ইসলাম |first=নজরুল |date=2023-09-16 |title=‘স্যার ফিনিশ’, সেই খুনের মামলার আসামি এখন জোটের চেয়ারম্যান |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/8wi0b0e910 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}}</ref> He is the chairman of this coalition, which includes the Islamic Democratic Party, Nezame Islam Bangladesh, Bangladesh Public Freedom League, Bangladesh Tarikat Front, Bangladesh Nationalist Janata Party, Islamic Liberal Party, and Bangladesh Islamic Democratic League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-13 |title=New 15-party alliance formed |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/new-15-party-alliance-formed-3418131 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

Awal was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in a fraud case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=Ex-MP MA Awal arrested in fraud case |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/ex-mp-ma-awal-arrested-fraud-case-950556 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>

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