| Office | Member of Parliament of Magura-1
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|---|---|
| Office | Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)
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| Term start | 2015 |
| Term end | 30 December 2018 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad Serajul Akbar |
| Successor | Saifuzzaman Shikhor
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| Born | 1946-12-29 (age 80) |
| Born | Magura, Bengal, British India
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| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League
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A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Template:Langx) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Magura-1.
Early life
Wahab was born on 29 December 1946.[1] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.[2]
Career
Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war.[3]
Wahab was elected to parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election.[4] The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent member of parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar.[5] He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.[6]
In June 2021, Transparency International Bangladesh reported widespread corruption, mismanagement, and political interference at the Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital.[7] The report blamed the chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Wahab.[7]
References
- ↑ Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) Biography. Amarmp.
- ↑ Tribute to a liberation war hero. The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ 'Civilian FFs should have been entitled Bir Sreshtha'. The Daily Star.
- ↑ Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) History. Amarmp.
- ↑ AL nominates Wahab for May 30 Magura-1 by-poll. The Daily Star(29 April 2015).
- ↑ Abdul Wahab gets AL ticket. The Daily Observer.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 It’s plagued by irregularities, corruption. The Daily Star(2023-06-26). Retrieved 2025-06-30.