Yussuf Abdullah Harun
Bangladeshi politician
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Yussuf Abdullah Harun (Bengali: ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন) is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament for Comilla-3.
Yussuf Abdullah Harun | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Comilla-3 | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 29 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad |
| Succeeded by | Jahangir Alam Sarkar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1947 |
| Party | Awami League (from 1995) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Early life and education
Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District.[citation needed] His father, Harun-or-Rashid, was also the MP of Comilla-3 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and his mother's name is Noor Jahan Rashid.[1] He matriculated from Comilla Zilla School in 1962 and earned an I.Com at Comilla Victoria College. In 1967, he completed a B.Com at the University of Dhaka.[2] He is an F.C.A. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.[3]
Career
Harun was a councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange and president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1998.[4]
Harun was the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2003.[5][6] He is the chairman of Asia Insurance Limited.[7]
On 20 April 2004, Harun received bail in a murder case.[8] He had been accused of shooting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a clash with Awami League on 5 May 2002.[8]
Harun was re-elected chairman of Asia Insurance Limited in 2011.[9]
Harun was elected to parliament in 2014 as an independent candidate.[3][10] He received 78,647 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Ahsanul Alam Kishor, received 56,336 votes.[11] He is a member of the committee on estimates of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[12] He took the initiative to help design and open the Allah Chattar in Muradnagar.[13]
Harun was re-elected to parliament from Comilla-3 in 2018 as an Awami League candidate.[14][15] He received 273,182 votes while his nearest rival, KM Mujibul Haque of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,358 votes.[15]