Jahangir Kabir Nanak
Jahangir Kabir Nanak | |
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জাহাঙ্গীর কবির নানক | |
![]() Nanak in 2020 | |
Minister of Textiles and Jute | |
Assumed office 11 January 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Golam Dastagir Gazi |
Member of Parliament for Dhaka-13 | |
Assumed office 11 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Md. Sadek Khan |
In office 29 December 2008 – 06 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman Khan |
Succeeded by | Md. Sadek Khan |
Minister of State for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives | |
In office 24 January 2009 – 24 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Ziaul Haque Zia |
Succeeded by | Mashiur Rahaman Ranga |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 January 1954 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Profession | Politician and Lawyer |
Jahangir Kabir Nanak (born 14 January 1954) is a
Early life
Nanak was born on 14 January 1954.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in art and law.[1]
Career
Nanak was elected as
Nanak was elected unopposed as member of parliament for the Dhaka-13 constituency in 2014 as an Awami League candidate in elections which the opposition boycotted citing unfair conditions for the election.[8][2][9]
In 2018, Nanak was not given the nomination from the Awami League.[9] Instead the nomination for Dhaka-13 went to Sadek Khan.[9] He told the media that disciplinary actions would be taken against Awami League candidates running as independents against official candidates of the party.[10] He was the joint general secretary of the Awami League.[11] In December 2019, Nanak was appointed presidium member of Awami League; the presidium council is the highest body of Awami League.[12]
In December 2022, Nanak got stuck in a rally of Bangladesh Chhatra League Dhaka College unit who were demanding the formation of a committee at the college which had been suspended since 2013 following deadly fractional clashes.[13] Nanak is in charge of Chhatra League affairs at the Awami League tried and failed to get them to stop their protests.[14]
Personal life
Nanak has a daughter, S. Amreen Rakhi.[15] His only son, Fahimur Rahman Sayem (22), died in a car accident in 2011 in Cox's Bazar District.[15][14]
References
- ^ a b "Jahangir Kabir Nanak -জাহাঙ্গীর কবির নানক Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ a b "Dhaka-13 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Declaration of milk sector as a thrust one soon". The Daily Star. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Mutiny At Bdr Headquarters". The Daily Star. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Nanak alleges plot, crores spent". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Mutineers shot at us: Nanak". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ a b "The Genie Gave The Money". The Daily Star. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Haque, Sajidul. "Awami League picks Sadek Khan, drops Nanak for Dhaka-13". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "AL takes hard line on rebels". The Daily Star. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "BNP-Jamaat-Oikyafront trying to destroy polls environment: AL". The Daily Star. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Shahjahan, Nanak, Rahman now AL presidium members". The Daily Star. 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Dhaka College BCL activists take to streets demanding committee". The Daily Star. 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ a b "Nanak's son killed in road crash". The Daily Star. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ a b "Nanak's son buried". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-09-26.