MA Latif
Muhammad Abdul Latif | |
|---|---|
| Member of 1st Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 7 March 1973 – 6 November 1976 | |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdul Haque |
| Constituency | Sylhet-10 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ganglazur, Zakiganj, Sylhet district |
| Died | Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League |
Muhammad Abdul Latif (Bengali: মোহম্মদ আব্দুল লতিফ), also known as MA Latif, was a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament. He represented the Awami League in the Sylhet-10 constituency following the country's first general elections.
Early life and family[edit]
Abdul Latif was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Ganglazur in Zakiganj (then under Karimganj subdivision), Sylhet district.
Career[edit]
In the Pakistan period, Abdul Latif participated in the Bengali Language Movement and six point movement, and became a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] Following independence, the first general elections were held in 1973, with Abdul Latif winning as an Awami League candidate in the Sylhet-10 constituency.[2]
He died in Bangladesh.
References[edit]
- ^ "জকিগঞ্জ উপজেলাঃ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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