Shamsur Rahaman Sherif
শামসুর রহমান শরীফ
Minister of Land
In office
14 January 2014 – 6 January 2019
Preceded byRezaul Karim Hira
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Pabna-4
In office
12 June 1996 – 2 April 2020
Preceded bySirajul Islam Sarder
Succeeded byNuruzzaman Biswas
Personal details
Born(1941-03-12)12 March 1941
Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Shamsur Rahman Sherif (12 March 1941 – 2 April 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Ministry of Land.[2] He was a 5-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pabna-4 constituency.[3]

Early life

Sherif was born on 12 March 1941 in Char Shanirdiar, Pabna Sadar Upazila, Pabna District, East Bengal, British Raj.[4] He completed his B.S. degree from Govt. Edward College, Pabna.

Career

Sherif was elected to parliament in the General Election of June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 66,424 votes while his closest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 55,944 votes.[5]

Sherif was re-elected in the General Election in 2001 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[5] He received 85,311 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 65,721 votes.[5]

Sherif was re-elected in the General Election of 2008 as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[6] He received 147,334 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam Sarder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 104,901 votes.[6]

Sherif was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election from Pabna-4 after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7] He was a member of the Pabna District Awami League and was appointed Minister of Land.[8]

Sherif's son, Shirhan Sharif Tomal, was arrested for attacking journalists in Pabna in December 2017.[9] He was the president of Ishwardi upazila Jubo League but was expelled after the incident.[9] He also has a case against him for attacking and robbing the home of a "freedom fighter" (veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war).[9][10]

In April 2018, Sherif's personal officer, Kutubuddin Ahmed, was arrested for grabbing a land near Gulshan-Baridhara by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[11]

Sherif was re-elected in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election as a candidate of Awami League from Pabna-4.[12] He received 249,558 votes while his nearest rival, Md Habibur Rahman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 48,822.[4] He lost his Minister of Land position in the newly formed cabinet.[13]

Death

Sherif died on 2 April 2020.[4] After his death, his constituency Pabna-4 became vacant and Nuruzzaman Biswas was elected in a by-election.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP from Pabna-4 and former land minister, dies at 79". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ministers Qamrul, Mozammel in Cabinet meeting after Supreme Court verdict". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ মাননীয়মন্ত্রী. Ministry Of Land-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. 1 2 3 Sarker, Rasel. "In memory of those who died in 2020". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. 1 2 "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 2018-04-18. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  7. ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Staff Correspondent (18 July 2018). "AL to reshape villages if voted to power: PM". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  9. 1 2 3 "Attack on Journos: Jubo League expels land minister's son". The Daily Star. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  10. ↑ "Land Minister's son expelled from Jubo League". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  11. ↑ Correspondent, Senior. "ACC arrests land minister's personal officer for 'defrauding' RAJUK land in Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  12. ↑ "Pabna-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  13. ↑ Bashar, Reazul. "Seniors make way for the newcomers in Hasina's cabinet". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  14. ↑ "Nuruzzaman Biswas gets AL nomination for Pabna 4 by-polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2023-02-13.


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