ASM Solomon
Bangladeshi politician
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ASM Solomon (Bengali: এ এস এম সোলায়মান) was a Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan. Later he became a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of parliament for Dhaka-30.
A.S.M. Solomon | |
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এ এস এম সোলায়মান | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Dhaka-30 | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Leader | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Preceded by | AKM Samsuzzoha |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| East Pakistan Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Minister | |
| In office 30 September 1971 – 14 December 1971 | |
| Governor | Abdul Motaleb Malik |
| Administrator | A. A. K. Niazi |
| Preceded by | Fazlul Bari |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of the Pakistan Parliament for NE-44 Dacca-VI | |
| In office 1965–1969 | |
| Leader | Dewan Abdul Basith |
| Preceded by | Benajir Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | AKM Samsuzzoha |
| President of Krishak Sramik Party | |
| In office 1969–1997 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. Fazlul Haq |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Latif Mazumder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1926 |
| Died | 4 December 1997 (aged 71) Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | KSP (1946–1997) |
| Other political affiliations | |
Biography
Solomon born on 25 January 1926. He acquired honors from the University of Dhaka.[1] He started his political career in 1946. In 1954, he became joint secretary of the Krishak Sramik Party.[2] After that, he was elected as party's general-secretary in 1956. From the same year, he worked as editor of a weekly newspaper named "Awaaz" for four years.[1] In 1965, he was elected a member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan representing Dacca-VI[3] and became vice president of the All-Pakistan Labour Confederation.[1] He worked as chief whip of Pakistan National Assembly from 1965 to 1969.[2] After 1966, he was offered to lead the Bangladesh Liberation Movement by secessionist organisation Nucleus.[4] In 1969, he served as the President of the Krishak Sramik Party.[5] He opposed independence of Bangladesh and supported Pakistan during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[6] He became a member of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee.[7] On 17 September 1971, he was made Labor and Social Welfare Minister of East Pakistan.[8][9] After the independence of Bangladesh, the government of Bangladesh arrested him on 24 December 1971 for helping Pakistani government during war.[10] He was released on 30 November 1973, when the government declared a general amnesty for detained cabinet members.[11] Solomon was elected to parliament from Dhaka-30 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 election.[12] Around 1984, he was leader of Islamic United Front, a political alliance.[13] After 1996, Solaiman became the chairman of National Democratic Alliance, established in 1992. He died on 4 December 1997 at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka. It was decided to bury him in Mirpur martyred intellectuals graveyard.[2] But Muktijoddha Sangsad, Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee and Projonmo '71 opposed the decision as he was against the independence of Bangladesh.[14] Later Solaiman was buried in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District. He had two wives and four children.[15]