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| Office | Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology |
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| Office | Minister of Information |
| Office | Minister of State for Planning
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| Term start | 12 March 2002 |
| Term end | 29 October 2006 |
| Predecessor | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad (as State Minister) |
| Successor | Sultana Kamal |
| Predecessor | Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury |
| Successor | Tariqul Islam
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| Born | 1947-01-01 (age 79)
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi
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| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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| Alma mater | University of Sussex
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Abdul Moyeen Khan (born 1 January 1947)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2][3] He is a member of the current standing committee of the party.[4] He served as the minister of state for planning, government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996, minister of information during 2001–2002 and the minister of science and information & communication technology (now renamed) during 2002–2006.[5][6] He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.[7][8][9][10][11]
Early life
Khan is the son of Abdul Momen Khan, formerly the top civil servant in Bangladesh (cabinet secretary) and a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the minister of food in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[12][13]
Khan graduated as a PhD from the University of Sussex in 1973.[14]
Career
Khan was a professor of physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first successfully ran for the fifth parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi-2 constituency.[15] He received 42,851 votes while his nearest rival, Delwar Hossain Khan of the Jatiya Party, received 23,896 votes.[15]
Khan was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.[15] He received 45,243 votes while his nearest rival, Azmal Kabir of the Jatiya Party, received 23,747 votes.[15] In 1998, Khan was included in the parliamentary standing committee on planning ministry.[16]
Khan was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.[16] He received 67,379 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Nurul Islam of the Awami League, received 46,342 votes.[16] Khan was the minister of science, information and communications technology in the third Khaleda Zia cabinet.[17][18]
Khan contested the 2008 election from Narsingdi-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but lost to Anwarul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League.[19] He had received 71,859 votes while the winner received 101,687 votes.[19] In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's standing committee, the highest policy planning body of the party.[20] Palash Upazila unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party organized a reception for him.[21] The Swechhasebak League declared a program at the same location for Victory Day.[21] The local administration declared Section 144 and attacked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party men at the venue to disperse them.[21]
Khan met with diplomats from 15 foreign countries in December 2015 at the political office of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Gulshan.[22] He briefed the diplomats on the recent municipal elections in Bangladesh.[22] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party were participating in the municipal elections after boycotting the general election in 2014.[22]
Khan secured bail from Bangladesh High Court along with other Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders in October 2018 in a case filed for "provoking people against the state".[23] On 16 December 2018, Khan's motorcade was attacked in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District injuring 50.[24] He was the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for Narsingdi-2.[24] He lost to Anwar Ul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League, who receive 175,711 votes, while Moyeen Khan received 7,180 votes.[25]
After the 2024 Bangladeshi general election, Khan predicted the Sheikh Hasina led government would be forced to resign.[26] The election was boycotted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[27] He had described the Awami League government as more dangerous than a dictatorship due to its pretense of democracy.[28]
References
- ↑ Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan. www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror'. Reuters(2018-12-28). Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan. The Daily Star(25 August 2005). Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee. bdnews24.com(6 August 2016). Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001. docs.google.com.
- ↑ United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh, Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ↑ List of 9th Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament.
- ↑ 8th Parliament Members. bdaffairs.com.
- ↑ List of 5th Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament.
- ↑ List of 7th Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament.
- ↑ List of 4th Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament.
- ↑ Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh{{#if:Islam|, Islam}. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh(2012)
- ↑ {{{title}}}. Online News Network(12 December 2015). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Falmer Summer 2003. Falmer(2003).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics(2008-12-29). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 12 JS committees reconstituted. The Daily Star(2000-01-26). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ GrameenPhone seeks legalisation of VoIP. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ 10,000 die in road accidents a year. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ↑ BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi. The Daily Star(22 December 2009).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi. The Daily Star(2009-12-22). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys. The Daily Star(2015-12-23). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ Fakhrul, 6 other BNP leaders get bail from HC. The Daily Star(2018-10-04). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 BNP leader Moyeen Khan's motorcade attacked in Narsingdi. The Daily Star(2018-12-16). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ Narsingdi-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018. The Daily Star(2018-11-25). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ Govt will be forced to resign: Moyeen Khan. The Daily Star(2024-01-21). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls. The Daily Star(2024-01-07). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ Govt 'more dangerous than an autocrat': Moyeen Khan. The Daily Star(2023-12-15). Retrieved 2024-01-22.