Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)
Saifur Rahman | |
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সাইফুর রহমান | |
Humayun Rashid Chowdhury | |
Succeeded by | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith |
Member of Parliament for Moulvibazar-3 | |
In office 15 February 1996 – 9 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Azizur Rahman |
Succeeded by | M. Naser Rahman |
Member of Parliament for Sylhet - 14 (Now Moulvibazar-3) | |
In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
Preceded by | Toabur Rahim |
Succeeded by | Azizur Rahman |
Personal details | |
Born | British India (now Bangladesh) | 6 October 1932
Died | 5 September 2009 Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh | (aged 76)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Children | M. Naser Rahman |
Parent(s) | Abdul Basit and Talebunnessa |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
Occupation | Chartered accountant |
Mohammad Saifur Rahman (6 October 1932 – 5 September 2009) was a Bangladeshi economist and politician. He was a leader of the
In 1994, he was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain.[1] In 2005, Rahman was awarded Ekushey Padak, the highest state honor of Bangladesh.[1][2]
Life
Rahman was born on October 6, 1932, in the village of Baharmardan located in current
In 2005, he was awarded Ekushey Padak, the second-highest state award, for his role in the Bengali Language Movement. A prominent chartered accountant, Rahman was one of the founders of Rahman Rahamn Huq (currently KPMG Bangladesh), a noted chartered accountancy firm.[1]
He actively advocated to establish three prominent educational institutions:
Career
Rahman graduated from
Politics
Rahman joined a political coalition called the Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal in 1978, who were supporters of then-president Ziaur Rahman. The party was formalized in September 1978 as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[1] The party formed its first administration after the general election in 1979, in which Rahman won a seat from his home district in Moulvibazar (Sylhet -14)
Rahman was appointed as the finance minister of the first BNP administration under President Ziaur Rahman, in which he served until 1981.[7] Saifur Rahman prepared a record 12 budgets in Bangladesh; he has been praised for opening up Bangladesh's economy in the early 1990s and pioneering major economic reforms. He contributed to the expansion of the economy after the restoration of parliamentary democracy.[8] He served as a minister of Bangladesh for a total of 14 years.
Together with the BNP, Rahman was successful in the general elections of 2001. Contesting on behalf of his party in the parliamentary constituency Moulvibazar-3, Saifur Rahman gained 52 per cent of the total votes.[9] In another contest at the constituency Sylhet-1, Saifur Rahman secured 53 per cent of the total votes, again defeating a rival candidate from the Awami League.[10] As per the constitution, Saifur had to leave blank one of his won constituencies to proceed the house session. He decided to leave the Moulvibazar-3 seat which was later retaken by his son M. Naser Rahman, also representing Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8]
In the
Personal life
Rahman married Duree Samad Rahman, daughter of Late Bazlur Samad Chowdhury, a reputed banker from Chittagong. Saifur Rahman's maternal uncle-in-law was late AK Khan, veteran industrialist and minister.[11]
They had three sons and a daughter together. Duree died of cancer in 2003. His son M. Naser Rahman has followed him into politics; in 2001 by-elections, he won his father's left constituency of Moulvibazar-3. His youngest son married a daughter of late Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, a renowned political figure and former Minister. Saifur's only daughter Saifa Rahman married Amer Siddiqi the son of late Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi, also a former Minister and diplomat.
Death
Rahman died in a road crash on September 5, 2009, in
Legacy
Saifur Rahman is credited with being the architect of Bangladesh's economic transformation and
Awards
References
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- ^ a b c d "Ex-finance minister Saifur Rahman dead". The Financial Express. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Life sketch of Saifur Rahman". Individual.com. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Founder Members". Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Hossain, Urmee. "Rahman, M Saifur". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Saifur Rahman". Silobreaker. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Ex-Bangladesh finance minister dies in car crash". Yahoo News. Agence-France Presse. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ a b "US condoles death of Saifur". Bdnews24.com. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ General Election Results - Bangladesh 2001, Moulvibazar-3
- ^ General Election Results - Bangladesh 2001, Sylhet-1.
- ^ "Remembering the budget wizard". Dhaka Tribune (Op-ed). 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Saifur Rahman killed in B'baria crash". Bdnews24.com. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ "Saifur dies in car crash". The Daily Star. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Saifur's third janaza held". The Daily Star. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Saifur's wife buried". The Daily Star. UNB. 2003-10-22. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Saifur laid to rest". The Daily Star. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Rahman, Jyoti (12 September 2009). "Saifur Rahman's legacy". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Biography for Saifur Rahman" Archived 2013-02-16 at archive.today, Silobreaker