Shamsur Rahman Sherif Explained

Shamsur Rahaman Sherif
Native Name:শামসুর রহমান শরীফ
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of Land
Term Start:14 January 2014
Term End:6 January 2019
Predecessor:Rezaul Karim Hira
Successor:Saifuzzaman Chowdhury
Constituency Mp1:Pabna-4
Termstart1:12 June 1996
Termend1:2 April 2020
Predecessor1:Sirajul Islam Sarder
Successor1:Nuruzzaman Biswas
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Birth Date:12 March 1941
Birth Place:Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shamsur Rahman Sherif (12 March 1941 – 2 April 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as minister 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.

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

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.

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. He was the president of Ishwardi upazila Jubo League but was expelled after the incident. 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. He lost his minister of land position in the newly formed cabinet.[13]

Death

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP from Pabna-4 and former land minister, dies at 79 . bdnews24.com . 2 April 2020.
  2. News: Ministers Qamrul, Mozammel in Cabinet meeting after Supreme Court verdict . bdnews24.com . 14 September 2016.
  3. Web site: http://www.minland.gov.bd/site/office_head/f4b8c229-07b7-4b70-8e34-8d34fcdd3f88/nolink/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80 . bn:মাননীয়মন্ত্রী . Ministry Of Land-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . en. 2017-12-14.
  4. News: Sarker . Rasel . In memory of those who died in 2020 . 2023-02-13 . bdnews24.com . 2020-12-31 . en.
  5. Web site: 2008-12-28 . Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . 2023-02-13 . 2008-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234920/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=71 . bot: unknown .
  6. Web site: 2018-04-18 . Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online . 2023-02-13 . 2018-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031818/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=71&Year=2008 . dead .
  7. News: Ahmed . Taib . 15 December 2013 . AL closer to majority before voting . New Age . dead . 13 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025402/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ . 16 February 2018.
  8. News: AL to reshape villages if voted to power: PM . 2023-02-13 . Prothom Alo . 18 July 2018 . en.
  9. News: Attack on Journos: Jubo League expels land minister's son. 2017-12-15. The Daily Star. 2017-12-14. en.
  10. News: Land Minister's son expelled from Jubo League . The Independent . Dhaka . 2017-12-14 . 2017-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215120246/http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/128107 . dead .
  11. News: ACC arrests land minister's personal officer for 'defrauding' RAJUK land in Gulshan . 2023-02-13 . bdnews24.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2018-11-25 . Pabna-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 2023-02-13 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. News: Bashar . Reazul . Seniors make way for the newcomers in Hasina's cabinet . 2023-02-13 . bdnews24.com . en.
  14. News: 2020-08-30 . Nuruzzaman Biswas gets AL nomination for Pabna 4 by-polls . 2023-02-13 . Dhaka Tribune.