Gamiruddin Pradhan
Bangladeshi politician (1918–1981)
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Gamiruddin Pradhan was a Bangladeshi politician and the Speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.[1]
Gamiruddin Pradhan | |
|---|---|
গমির উদ্দিন প্রধান | |
| Speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 1968–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | legislature dissolved |
| Deputy Speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 1962–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Ziaul Ahsan |
| Succeeded by | Masihul Azam Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 Jalpaiguri district, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 15 June 1981 (aged 62–63) PG Hospital, Dacca, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard |
| Party | BML(S) |
| Other political affiliations | BML (1976–1978) PML(C) (1962–1971) PML (1947–1958) AIML (pre-1947) |
| Spouse | Shamsun Nahar Pradhan |
| Children | Shafiul Alam Pradhan |
Early life
Pradhan was born in 1918 in Tokrabhasha, Jalpaiguri district, Bengal Presidency, British India (situated in present-day Debiganj Upazila of Panchagarh District, Bangladesh). He obtained his honors in law in 1942 and began his career in 1944 as a lawyer at the Jalpaiguri district court. Before the partition of India, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Jalpaiguri District Board.[2]
Career
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, he became the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML).[3] After serving as a member of the Dinajpur District Board until 1958, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1962.[2] In 1968, he became the Speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and held the position until 1969.[4][5] Following the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising, he was appointed president of the East Pakistan branch of the Convention Muslim League (PMLC).[6] In the 1970 Pakistani general election, he contested from the NE-13 Dinajpur-1 constituency as a PMLC candidate but lost, receiving 4,399 votes.[7] In January 1971, he resigned from the presidency of the provincial PMLC.[8] After the independence of Bangladesh, he joined the Bangladesh Muslim League (BML). However, in 1978, ahead of the second presidential election, when party president Khan A Sabur expelled Shah Azizur Rahman from the BML for supporting Nationalist Front of President Ziaur Rahman, Pradhan also left the party.[9] Later, he served as the General Secretary of the faction of the BML led by Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky.[4]
Personal life and death
On 15 June 1981, Gamiruddin Pradhan passed away at PG Hospital in Dacca, Bangladesh (present-day Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka) after suffering from jaundice. He was later buried at Banani graveyard in Dacca.[4] His son Shafiul Alam Pradhan, passed away in 2017, was a politician who participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War and was the founding president of the Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (JaGPa).[3] Pradhan's granddaughter Tasmia Pradhan, is the incumbent and third president of the JaGPa and a barrister, while his grandson Al Rashed Pradhan is the party's current vice-president and a professional engineer.[10]