Zahir Uddin Swapan
Member of Parliament Barisal-1
In office
27 October 2006 – 1 October 2001
Preceded byAbul Hasanat Abdullah
Succeeded byTalukder Md.Yunus
In office
15 February 1996 – 12 June 1996
Succeeded byAbul Hasanat Abdullah
Preceded byAbul Hasanat Abdullah
Personal details
BornSarikal village, Gournadi Upazila, Barisal
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Zahir Uddin Swapan is a Bangladeshi politician who is a former Member of Parliament from Barisal-1 Constituency।[1] He is the convener of media cell of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2]

Early life

Swapan was born in Sarikal village of Gournadi Upazila in Barisal.[3]

Career

Swapan was elected Member of Parliament from Barisal-1 on 15 February 1996 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the Sixth National Parliament Election.[4] He was also elected Member of Parliament from Barisal-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2001 Eighth National Parliament Election.[5][6] He is the former central president of Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri.

He is the convener of media cell of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the Chief Editor of BNP Communication Cell and Director of Bangladesh Nationalist Research and Communication (BNRC).[2]

He was defeated from Barisal-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2008 Ninth National Assembly Elections.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Death threats keep Swapon away from constituency during national parliamentary election in year 2019". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "জহির উদ্দিন স্বপনের নেতৃত্বে বিএনপির 'মিডিয়া সেল'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ↑ "সাবেক এমপি জহির উদ্দিন স্বপন হাসপাতালে". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. ↑ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "জহির উদ্দিন স্বপন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-08-08.


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