Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali
Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali | |
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আবুল হাসান মাহমুদ আলী | |
Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 11 January 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Mustafa Kamal |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 6 January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Akhtaruzzaman Mia |
Constituency | Dinajpur-4 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 20 November 2013 – 7 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Dipu Moni |
Succeeded by | AK Abdul Momen |
Personal details | |
Born | Awami League | 6 February 1943
Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali (born 6 February 1943) He previously served as Minister of Disaster Management and Relief from 2012 to 2013.
Early life and education
Ali was born on 6 February 1943 in Daktarpara, Khamar Bishnuganj (Tangua Post Office),
Diplomatic career
Ali joined the Pakistan Foreign Service (then including Bangladesh) in 1966 and was posted as Vice-Consul of
After
As Additional Foreign Secretary (Bilateral), Ali handled South Asia and Human Rights among other subjects. He negotiated and signed the agreement for the
Political career
After retiring from active diplomatic service, in April 2001, Ali entered politics, joining the
In December 2008, Ali was elected to parliament as an Awami League candidate, representing a rural constituency in Dinajpur, in northern Bangladesh. He was elected Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He received Government appointments to serve on various other important committees. He was appointed to the Cabinet on 13 September 2012 and assumed charge of the newly created Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, as Minister, on 16 September 2012. Ali was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government formed on 21 November 2013. He was re-appointed on 26 February 2014, following his re-election in the parliamentary elections of January 2014.[4] As on 12 January 2024, after one sided parliamentary election held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024, he was appointed as the Finance Minister of Bangladesh.
Political positions
Ali has been a critic of Rohingya in Bangladesh and has stated that he considers Rakhine Muslims to be a national security threat.[5]
Family
Ali has a wife and two sons.[4]
References
- ^ "Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Foreign minister Hasan Mahmood Ali congratulates Mamata Banerjee on her party's win". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "BBIN to be game changer: Mahmood". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Life Sketch of H.E. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, M.P., Foreign Minister, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- The Star. 15 June 2017.
Twenty to 25 percent people in Cox's Bazar are now Rakhine Muslims. Such huge presence of Rakhine Muslims in the area will pose a threat to the national security in future," he said in reply to lawmakers' queries [...] He went on saying, "The Rakhine people have been engaged in various misdeeds, including drug smuggling on bordering areas and arms and human trafficking. They've become a national security concern for Bangladesh.
External links
- Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief website
- Life sketch of Mr Mahmood Ali from Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- List of Ministries (general site link, English version available)