Syed Haider Ali
Bangladeshi politician
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Syed Haidar Ali (Bengali: সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী; died 3 January 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician, businessman, and independence activist. He was a former member of parliament for Pabna-2.[1]
Syed Haider Ali | |
|---|---|
| সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী | |
| Member of 1st Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Preceded by | M. A. Matin |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Matin |
| Constituency | Pabna-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1933 |
| Died | 3 January 2013 (aged 79–80) |
| Party | Awami League |
Early life and family
Syed Haidar Ali was born in c. 1933 as the youngest son of Syed Akbar Ali, in Sirajganj, then part of the Pabna District. Ali belonged to a Bengali Muslim family. He had two sons and one daughter. His son-in-law, Syed Shahed Reza, was the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Kuwait.[2]
Career
Ali was active in the six point movement, the Bengali language movement, and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. He was elected to parliament from Pabna-2 as an Awami League candidate following the 1973 Bangladeshi general elections.[3]
He established the Syed Akbar Ali High School in the village of Chandidasganti.[1]