Mohammed Abdul Matin

For other people with similar names, see Abdul Matin (disambiguation).
Mohammed Abdul Matin
মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল মতিন
7th Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
9 July 1986 – 13 August 1989
Prime Minister
Preceded byJamal Uddin Ahmad
Succeeded byKazi Zafar Ahmed
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
1 December 1986 – 21 March 1989
Prime MinisterMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Moudud Ahmed
Preceded byMahmudul Hasan
Succeeded byMahmudul Hasan
In office
27 November 1981 – 24 March 1982
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Preceded byAbu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman
Succeeded byHussain Muhammad Ershad
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
In office
20 March 1989 – 13 August 1989
Prime MinisterMoudud Ahmed
Preceded byMohammad Abdul Munim
Succeeded byAzizur Rahman
In office
27 March 1988 – 6 August 1988
Prime MinisterMoudud Ahmed
Preceded bySalahuddin Quader Chowdhury
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Munim
In office
29 May 1986 – 9 July 1986
Preceded byShamsul Haque
Succeeded bySalahuddin Quader Chowdhury
In office
13 April 1978 – 6 April 1981
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Preceded byA. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Succeeded byShamsul Haque
Minister of Road Transport and Bridges
In office
9 August 1986 – 30 November 1986
Prime MinisterMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Preceded byMoudud Ahmed
Succeeded byM. Matiur Rahman
Minister of Education
In office
25 May 1986 – 9 July 1986
Preceded byA. K. M. Nurul Islam
Succeeded byMomen Uddin Ahmed
In office
16 February 1986 – 23 March 1986
Preceded byShamsul Huda Chaudhury
Succeeded byA. K. M. Nurul Islam
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office
4 July 1985 – 24 March 1986
Preceded byMahmudul Hasan
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Munim
Minister of Commerce
In office
1 March 1984 – 15 January 1985
Prime MinisterAtaur Rahman Khan
Preceded byMirza Nurul Huda
Succeeded bySultan Mahmud
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
In office
15 July 1979 – 22 August 1979
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Preceded byKazi Anwarul Haque
Succeeded byKazi Anwarul Haque
Member of Parliament
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byChoyon Islam
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
ConstituencySirajganj-7
In office
3 March 1988 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byKamruddin Ahia Khan Majlish
ConstituencySirajganj-7
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySirajganj-7
In office
18 February 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded byAbdul Momin Talukdar
Succeeded byRafiqul Islam Bakul
ConstituencyPabna-5
Personal details
Born13 November 1937
Shahzadpur, Sirajganj, Pabna District, Bengal
Died13 June 2012(2012-06-13) (aged 74)
Shantinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party
SpouseTasmina Mahmood
RelativesAbdullah al Mahmood (father-in-law)
Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku (brother-in-law)

Mohammed Abdul Matin (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল মতিন; 13 November 1937 – 13 June 2012)[1], popularly known as MA Matin,[2] was a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and a deputy prime minister of Bangladesh.[3]

Early life and education

Mohammed Abdul Matin was born on 13 November 1937 to a Bengali Muslim family in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj, then a part of the Pabna District of the Bengal Presidency.[4] He completed his matriculation in 1953 and also secured 5th position in the national wide order of merit. In 1955 he passed his higher secondary course from Dhaka College. He obtained his MBBS degree from Dhaka Medical College in 1960.[5]

Career

Matin founded Sirajganj Shishu Hospital and North Bengal Medical College in Sirajganj. He was the former chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party.[6]

Matin was elected to parliament from Pabna-5 as a Bangladesh Muslim League candidate in 1979.[7] He was elected as a member of parliament from the then Sirajganj-7 constituency as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the 3rd Jatiya Sangsad elections on 7 May 1986 and the 4th Jatiya Sangsad on 3 March 1988.[8][9] Matin was elected to parliament from Sirajganj-7 as a Bangladesh Jatiya Party candidate in 2001.[10]

Personal life

His wife Tasmina Mahmud, a notable physician, was the daughter of Abdullah al Mahmood, former minister of industries and natural resources of Pakistan, and the sister of BNP politician Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku.[11][12]

His elder son, Mohammed Abdul Muqit, is a professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. His younger son, Mohammed Abdul Muhit, is a deputy vice-chancellor for the Asian University of Bangladesh.[13]

Death

Matin died at his home in Shantinagar from cardiac arrest on 13 June 2012.[6] He was buried in his family graveyard in Sirajganj.[14]

References

  1. ^ https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/293
  2. ^ "Dr MA Matin passes away". The Daily Star. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. 1 December 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ সাবেক উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী এম এ মতিন আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/293
  6. ^ a b "Dr MA Matin passes away". The Daily Star. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. ^ সাবেক উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী ডা. এম এ মতিনের সহধর্মিনী আর নেই. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  12. ^ Das, Swapan Chandra (13 June 2020). সিরাজগঞ্জের তিন নক্ষত্রের চলে যাওয়ার তারিখ একই. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. ^ সাবেক মন্ত্রী ডা. এম এ মতিন আর নেই. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. ^ ডা. এম এ মতিনআর নেই. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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