Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin
Bangladeshi politician
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Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin (Bengali: মীর মোহাম্মদ নাসিরুদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and a former Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism and Mayor of Chittagong.[1]
Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | |
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মীর মোহাম্মদ নাসিরুদ্দিন | |
Nasiruddin in Kolkata (2005) | |
| Minister of State For Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 17 November 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Sayed Ashraful Islam |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir |
| 2nd Mayor of Chittagong | |
| In office 1 May 1991 – 20 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Dalia Nazneen Nasir |
| Children | Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
Mir Nasiruddin served as the State Minister for Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the second Khaleda Zia cabinet.[2] He was the Four-party Alliance candidate in the 2005 Chittagong mayoral election. He was defeated by the incumbent Mayor A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Awami League.[3] He is an Adviser of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia.[4] On 5 May 2017, he met the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Shah Ahmad Shafi, at Hathazari Madrasa, Chittagong.[5]
Corruption
On 12 July 2007, Nasiruddin was jailed by a special anti-corruption court for corruption along with his son Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin for 13 years.[6] The Bangladesh High Court nullified the sentences in August 2010. On 3 July 2014, the Bangladesh Supreme Court scrapped the High Court order that acquitted him of all charges.[7]