Abul Khair Abdullah
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Abul Khair Abdullah | |
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আবুল খায়ের আবদুল্লাহ | |
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| 6th Mayor of Barisal | |
| In office 14 November 2023 – 19 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Md. Shaukat Ali (as Administrator) |
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| Born | |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Relations | Abul Hasanat Abdullah (brother) |
| Parent | Abdur Rab Serniabat (father) |
| Relatives | see Sheikh family of Tungipara |
Abul Khair Abdullah is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and businessman.[1] He is elected the 5th Mayor of the Barisal City Corporation.[2] He is a brother of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and son of Abdur Rab Serniabat.[3]
Abdullah was born into the Bengali Muslim Serniabat family of Seral, Agailjhara in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. The family were direct descendants of Emperor Sher Shah Suri.[4][5] His father, Abdur Rab Serniabat, was a former minister in the second, third and fourth Mujib ministries.[6] Abdullah's mother Sheikh Amena Begum belonged to the Sheikh family of Tungipara and was the sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[7]
Abdullah's father, siblings, cousin and nephew were killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whilst he was injured alongside his mother, sister-in-law and other siblings. His elder brother, Abul Hasnat Abdullah, is also a politician.[8]