Shajahan Khan

Shajahan Khan
শাজাহান খান
Khan in London (2017)
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Madaripur-2
In office
14 July 1996 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byQazi Mahabub Ahmed
In office
September 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded bySirajul Islam Bhuiyan
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987
Preceded byPosition created
Minister of Shipping
In office
31 July 2009 – 7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAkbar Hossain
Succeeded byKhalid Mahmud Chowdhury
Minister of Liberation War Affairs
In office
21 November 2013 – 5 January 2014
Preceded byAB Tajul Islam
Succeeded byMozammel Haque
Personal details
Born (1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72)
Madaripur, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Other political
affiliations		Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (former member)[1]
Relations
Parent
OccupationPolitician

Shajahan Khan (born 1 January 1952)[2] is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-2 constituency for 8 terms until during 1986–2024.[3] He served as the minister of shipping during 2009–2019.[4] He was announced as a presidium member of Awami League in 2019.[5][6]

Khan is a freedom fighter, he fought in 1971 Liberation War as a member of Mukti Bahini.[7] He is the chairman of the parliamentary committee of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs at the 11th national parliament of Bangladesh.[8]

Early life

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Khan was born on 1 January 1952 to Asmat Ali Khan, a Jatiya Sangsad member, politician and educationist, and Tajan Nesa Begum.[2] He passed the S.S.C examination from United Islamia High School, Madaripur in 1966 and H.S.C from Madaripur Nazimuddin College in 1968. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Government Nazimuddin College.[2]

Career

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Khan joined politics in 1964. He was elected as the secretary of Chhatra League in Madaripur subdivision. Later he was elected as the secretary general (1966–67) and vice-president (1968–69) of Govt. Nazimuddin College.[2] He was a Mukti Bahini soldier, of Mujib Bahini section.[7] He received military-training in Dehradun, India.[2]

Khan is a presidium member of Awami League,[6] and the current executive president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation.[9]

Khan is currently a 7 times elected MP.[3] He was first elected to the Bangladesh Parliament in 1986, as the MP of Madaripur-2 constituency. Later in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2014 and 2018 he has been elected as an MP from the same seat as the nominee of the same party.[10]

On 31 July 2009, Khan was appointed as minister of shipping. In November 2013, he was appointed in the interim government as the minister of Liberation War affairs. Following the election of 2014, he left that ministry and took up the responsibility of the Ministry of Shipping and held the office until January 2019.[11][12]

Khan is currently also serving as the chairman of the standing committee of Ministry of Liberation War Affairs.[8]

Controversy

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See also: 2018 Bangladesh road safety protests

On 23 August 2011, transport workers loyal to Khan snatched newspapers from hawkers and transport vehicles because the newspapers criticized the role Khan played in granting driving licenses.[13] He has been criticised for defending drivers violating traffic laws.[14][15] As the minister of shipping, he defended chief engineer of the Department of Shipping AKM Fakhrul Islam and protected him from departmental action. Islam was arrested on 11 August 2017 by the Anti-Corruption Commission with half a million taka in bribe.[16] He has supported CBA leaders at Bangladesh Bank worrying officers at the bank.[17] He was criticised over the recruitment at Chittagong port by government MP Moin Uddin Khan Badal and opposition party MP Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu.[18]

On 29 July 2018, Khan was criticized for commenting lightheartedly with a smile, about a road accident which led to the death of two students.[19][20] Following his remark, countrywide protests and road blockades were held by the students demanding a sincere apology.[21] He later apologised for his remarks.[22]

Personal life

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Khan has been married to Syeda Rokeya Begum,[23] daughter of Ekushey Padak winning journalist Syed Golam Kibria. The couple has two sons and a daughter. The eldest, Ashib Khan, is a lawyer and a central committee member of Awami Jubo League.[23] His daughter Oaishe Khan is married to Tangail-2 MP Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir.[24]

References

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  1. ^ জীবন বৃত্তান্ত [Curriculum vitae] (PDF). Ministry of Shipping.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Profile - Mr. Shajahan Khan". www.tritiyomatra.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Constituency 219_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Minister Shajahan Khan apologises for insensitive remarks about deaths of students in crash". bdnews24.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "AL presidium coopts Shajahan, Nanak, Abdur Rahman". UNB. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh Awami League". www.albd.org. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b মুক্তিযোদ্ধা অনুসন্ধান. mis.molwa.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Standing Committee on Ministry of Liberation War Affairs". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিক ফেডারেশনের সভাপতি শাজাহান খান, সাধারণ সম্পাদক ওসমন আলী. dailyswadhinbangla.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Shajahan Khan -শাজাহান খান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan urges workers to be vigilant against radicals". bdnews24.com. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Trial run of Payra port starts today". The Daily Star. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Newspapers snatched". The Daily Star. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Kamal Lohani raps Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan for defending errant drivers". bdnews24.com. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Transport sector-tied ministers blocking law to stop road accidents: Journalist". bdnews24.com. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Shipping Minister Shajahan backed chief engineer arrested on bribery charges". bdnews24.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Shajahan Khan at it again". The Daily Star. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Shipping minister criticised at parliament". The Daily Star. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Outrage over Shajahan's smile, remarks". The Daily Star. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Outrage over Shajahan's smile, remarks". The Daily Star. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Grieving students end blockade on Airport Road, place nine-point demand". Dhaka Tribune. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Shajahan Khan offers apology". The Daily Star. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Profile" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  24. ^ শাজাহান খানের মেয়েকে বিয়ে করলেন এমপি ছোট মনির (ভিডিও). Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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