Mohammad Abdul Malek
Member of Parliament
for Manikganj-3
In office
20 October 1986  9 November 1989
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Succeeded byNizam Uddin Khan
Personal details
Born29 August 1935
Manikganj, Bengal, British India (now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died18 July 2000(2000-07-18) (aged 64)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1972)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1957 - 1984
Rank Colonel
UnitOrdnance Corps
Commands

Abdul Malek (1935-2000) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former member of parliament for Manikganj-3. He was a former colonel of the Bangladesh Army and a former mayor of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Malek was elected to parliament from Manikganj-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2][3] From 20 October 1986 to 9 November 1989, he served as the mayor/administer of Dhaka City Corporation. He was appointed to the position by President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[4]

Personal life

Malek's son Zahid Maleque was the Minister for Health and Family Planning Untill 2023.[1]

Legacy

Colonel Malek Medical College was named after him.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Col Malek's 18th death anniv observed - Countryside". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ঢাকা জেলা. dhaka.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. Parvez Bahadia, Parvez Ali (4 August 2017). "Political approval alleged for 6 new med schools". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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