Muhammad Afsarul Ameen
Bangladeshi politician (1952–2023)
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Muhammad Afsarul Ameen (1 January 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician. He became the member of parliament for Chittagong-9 in 2008, was re-elected to the constituency (renumbered Chittagong-10) in 2014 and 2018,[2] and was the Minister of Primary and Mass Education until 2014.[3][4]
Muhammad Afsarul Ameen | |
|---|---|
মুহাম্মদ আফছারুল আমিন | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 2 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Morshed Khan |
| Succeeded by | Md Mohiuddin Bacchu |
| Constituency | Chittagong-10 |
| Minister of Primary and Mass Education | |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 24 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Rasheda K Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Mostafizur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1952[1] |
| Died | 2 June 2023 (aged 71) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Education | Chittagong Medical College |
| Profession | Doctor, businessman, and politician |
Early life
Ameen was born on 1 January 1952.[5] He graduated with MBBS degree from Chittagong Medical College.[5]
Career
Ameen was elected to parliament from Chittagong-9 in 2008 as a candidate of Awami League.[6] He received 137,106 votes while his nearest rival, Abdullah Al Noman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 127,815 votes.[6]
Ameen was elected unopposed from Chittagong-10 as a candidate of Awami League in 2014.[7] The election was boycotted by all major political parties and Awami League got majority of the seats without elections.[7]
Ameen was re-elected to parliament from Chittagong-10 as a candidate for Awami League in 2018.[8] He received 287,047 votes while his nearest rival, again Abdullah Al Noman, received 41,390 votes.[8] Ameen served as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education.[9]
He was the vice president of the Chittagong City chapter of the Awami League.[9]
Death
Ameen died of lung cancer at Square Hospital in Dhaka on 2 June 2023. He was 71.[10]
