Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam
Bangladeshi politician
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Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam (born 25 May 1957)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent State Minister of Cultural Affairs and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency.[2]
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Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | |
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আলী নেওয়াজ মাহমুদ খৈয়াম | |
Newaz in 2026 | |
| Minister of State for Cultural Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | K. M. Khalid |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Kazi Keramat Ali |
| Constituency | Rajbari-1 |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kazi Keramat Ali |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Keramat Ali |
| Constituency | Rajbari-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1957 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
Khaiyam was elected to parliament from Rajbari-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[3] He received 95,266 votes while his nearest rival Kazi Keramat Ali of Awami League received 85,057 votes.[4] He is the president of the Rajbari District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5]
Khaiyam supported Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, general secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, against Khaleda Zia, chairperson of the party, and backed the faction in favor of reforms during the caretaker government rule.[6] In November 2007, a contractor filed an extortion case against Khaiyam at the Tejgaon Police Station in which he alleged Khaiyam demanded 2 million taka from him for a contract to work on Daulatdia Ferry Ghat.[7] He was arrested from Kakrail in Dhaka.[7] On 15 November 2007, he was sent to jail from detention.[8]
Khaiyam lost the election from Rajbari-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2008 and received 83,933 votes.[9]
Khaiyam was the president of Rajbari District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2014.[10] He boycotted the national election that year as per the decision of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[11]
Khaiyam received the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination for the 11th parliamentary election from Rajbari-1 for in 2018.[12] He lost the election with 33,000 votes while Kazi Keramat Ali of Awami League won with 238,914 votes.[13]
Khaiyam led a protest in Rajbari District against inflation in March 2022.[14] He protested the arrest of Sonia Akter Sriti, a Mohila Dal leader, on a Digital Security Act for posting derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[15][16]
