A. T. M. Abdul Wahab

Abu Talib Muhammad Abdul Wahab
Member of Parliament of Magura-1
In office
2015 – 30 December 2018
Preceded byMuhammad Serajul Akbar
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Shikhor
Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)
Personal details
Born (1946-12-29) 29 December 1946 (age 77)
Magura, Bengal, British India
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service1969 - 2003
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Bengali: এ টি এম ‍আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Magura-1.

Early life

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Wahab was born on 29 December 1946.[1] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.[2]

Career

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Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war.[3]

Wahab was elected to parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election.[4] The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent member of parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar.[5] He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Tribute to a liberation war hero". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "'Civilian FFs should have been entitled Bir Sreshtha'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) History". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ^ "AL nominates Wahab for May 30 Magura-1 by-poll". The Daily Star. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Abdul Wahab gets AL ticket". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.