Fasihuddin Mahtab
Bangladeshi researcher, technocrat and former minister
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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 | |
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ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 February – 24 March 1982 | |
| President | Abdus Sattar |
| Prime Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 28 November 1981 – 11 February 1982 | |
| President | Abdus Sattar |
| Prime Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Minister of Planning | |
| In office 15 April 1979 – 27 November 1981 | |
| President | Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| State Minister of Agriculture and Forest | |
| In office 29 June 1978 – 6 April 1979 | |
| President | Ziaur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Mashiur Rahman (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 22 September 2008 |
| Resting place | Banani Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Hajera Mahtab |
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Career
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
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
Death and burial
Mahtab died on September 22, 2008, at Leeds Hospital in London and was buried at the Banani Graveyard in Dhaka.[1]