Jahangir Kabir
জাহাঙ্গীর কবীর
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
7 May 1986 – 27 February 1991
Succeeded byShahjahan Omar
ConstituencyJhalokati-1
Personal details
Political partyJatiya Party

Jahangir Kabir (Bengali: জাহাঙ্গীর কবীর) is a Bangladeshi politician and journalist. He was the former member of parliament of Jhalokati-1, as a Jatiya Party candidate.

Early life and family

Kabir was born into a political Bengali Muslim family of landowners known as the Taluqdars of Chechrirampur in Kathalia, Jhalokati, then under the Backergunge District. The family traced their ancestry to Tendur Khan, a claimed descendant of Sultan Sher Shah Suri, who first settled in Faridpur from Sasaram. Tendur Khan then settled in Chechrirampur, and was given the taluq of Syedpur Pargana. Kabir's genealogy is as follows: Jahangir Kabir, son of Tafazzal Husayn Khan Tota Mia, son of Muazzam Husayn Khan Naya Mia, son of Ahsan Khan, son of Bhola Khan, son of Nasir Khan. His paternal uncle, Nurul Husayn Khan Nanna Mia, was an associate of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and editor for the All-India Muslim League Volunteers Force.[1]

Career

Kabir was elected to parliament from Jhalokati-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). "চেচরিরামপুরের তালুকদার পরিবার" [The Taluqdar family of Chechrirampur]. বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
  2. ↑ ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2020.


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