Abdul Wahab Khan (politician)
Abdul Wahab Khan | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 August 1955 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Deputy | C. E. Gibbon |
| Preceded by | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
| Succeeded by | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Quasem[1] |
| Constituency | Bakarganj West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1898 Salman Khan (grandson) |
| Education | Brojomohun College University of Calcutta |
Abdul Wahab Khan (
Early life and family
Khan was born on 18 April 1898 to a middle-class
Career
Khan served as an assistant public prosecutor for twenty years at the Barisal Court. He became the vice-chairman of Barisal Sadar Local Board in 1922, and then the vice-chairman of the Barisal District Board from 1927 to 1933. In 1940, he was appointed the chairman of the District Board and held this role until 1952. He served as the elected commissioner of the Barisal Municipality for three consecutive terms. In 1942, he became the vice-president of the Barisal District School Board, and was made president in 1950.[5] He was also one of the founding members of the Krishak Sramik Party and represented them at the Bengal Legislative Assembly after winning in the 1937 Bengal elections against his rival Mawlana Abul Qasim of the All-India Muslim League. His constituency, Backergunge North, covered Babuganj, Gournadi, Wazirpur and the Kotwali metropolitan thana.[3]
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Death
Khan died on 12 July 1972.[5]
References
- ^ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
- ^ "Speakers / Presidents". National Assembly of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
- ^ সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান (in Bengali)
- ^ a b c Chouwdhury, Ruseli Rahman (2006). বরিশালের প্রয়াত গুণীজন [Deceased talents of Barisal]. Dhaka, Bangladesh: University Book Publishers.
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