MA Latif

Muhammad Abdul Latif
Member of 1st Jatiya Sangsad
In office
7 March 1973 – 6 November 1976
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Haque
ConstituencySylhet-10
Personal details
BornGanglazur, Zakiganj, Sylhet district
DiedBangladesh
Political partyAwami League

Muhammad Abdul Latif (Bengali: মোহম্মদ আব্দুল লতিফ), also known as MA Latif, was a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament. He represented the Awami League in the Sylhet-10 constituency following the country's first general elections.

Early life and family

Abdul Latif was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Ganglazur in Zakiganj (then under Karimganj subdivision), Sylhet district.

Career

In the Pakistan period, Abdul Latif participated in the Bengali Language Movement and six point movement, and became a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] Following independence, the first general elections were held in 1973, with Abdul Latif winning as an Awami League candidate in the Sylhet-10 constituency.[2]

He died in Bangladesh.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "জকিগঞ্জ উপজেলাঃ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2021.


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