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
Born29 December 1946
Magura, Presidency Division, Bengal, British India (now, Khulna, Bangladesh)
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 the former Member of Parliament from Magura-1.

Early life

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

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 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

  1. ↑ "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tribute to a liberation war hero". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Civilian FFs should have been entitled Bir Sreshtha'". archive.thedailystar.net. 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". observerbd.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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