Fasihuddin Mahtab

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Fasihuddin Mahtab (Bengali: ডঃ ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব), also spelt Fashiuddin Mahtab, was a Bangladeshi researcher, social worker and the secretary-general of BIRDEM and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, as well as a member of President Ziaur Rahman's advisory council and later technocrat minister.[1][2][3] He was also the son-in-law of BIRDEM founder Muhammad Ibrahim,[2][4] who was also a member of the advisory council.[3][5]

Fasihuddin Mahtab
ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব
Minister of Finance
In office
12 February – 24 March 1982
PresidentAbdus Sattar
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Minister of Agriculture
In office
28 November 1981 – 11 February 1982
PresidentAbdus Sattar
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Minister of Planning
In office
15 April 1979 – 27 November 1981
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar (acting)
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
State Minister of Agriculture and Forest
In office
29 June 1978 – 6 April 1979
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Prime MinisterMashiur Rahman (acting)
Personal details
BornChapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Died(2008-09-22)22 September 2008
London, United Kingdom
Resting placeBanani Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseHajera Mahtab
Parent

Career

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In late 1970s, Mahtab served as a minister of state for agriculture during Ziaur Rahman's presidency before being promoted to cabinet minister.[3][4] He served variously as Planning Minister, Agriculture Minister and Finance Minister as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad.[3][6]

Personal life

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Mahtab was born to Bangladeshi politician and magistrate and East Pakistani MP of the national assembly Mahtabuddin Sarker.[4] He was married to Ibrahim's daughter Hajera Mahtab.[4]

Books

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  • Green Haauz Protikriya o Bangladeshe Tar Probhab (transl. Greenhouse Reaction and Its Effect on Bangladesh)[7]
  • Report on the Agricultural Census of Bangladesh[8]

Death and burial

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Mahtab died on September 22, 2008, at Leeds Hospital in London and was buried at the Banani Graveyard in Dhaka.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fashiuddin Mahtab passes away". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. 25 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b Bss, Rajbari (9 October 2008). "Doa mahfil for Dr Fasihuddin". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা।" (PDF). মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ. Ministry Department, Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "মাহাতাব উদ্দিন সরকার". Alokito Chapai Nawabganj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. pp. 310–8. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  6. ^ The Bangladesh Gazette (Monday, November 19, 1979) (PDF). Dacca: Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Bangladesh. 16 November 1979. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Details for: গ্রীন হাউজ প্রতিক্রিয়া ও বাংলাদেশে তার প্রভাব". IIUC Koha online. International Islamic University Chittagong. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "English Book - LGED" (PDF).