Yussuf Abdullah Harun

Yussuf Abdullah Harun
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
14 January 2014 – 7 January 2024
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byKazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Succeeded byJahangir Alam Sarkar
ConstituencyComilla-3
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) 15 November 1947 (age 77)
Political partyAwami League (from 1995)
Alma materComilla Zilla School
Victoria College, Comilla

Yussuf Abdullah Harun (Bengali: ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন) is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament for Comilla-3.

Early life

Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District. 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] Harun completed a bachelor in communication. He is an F.C.A. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.[2]

Career

Harun was a councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange and president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1998.[3]

Harun was the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2003.[4][5] He is the chairman of Asia Insurance Limited.[6]

On 20 April 2004, Harun received bail in a murder case.[7] He had been accused of shooting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a clash with Awami League on 5 May 2002.[7]

Harun was re-elected chairman of Asia Insurance Limited in 2011.[8]

Harun was elected to parliament in 2014 as an independent candidate.[2][9] He received 78,647 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Ahsanul Alam Kishor, received 56,336 votes.[10] He is a member of the committee on estimates of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[11] He took the initiative to help design and open the Allah Chattar in Muradnagar.[12]

Harun was re-elected to parliament from Comilla-3 in 2018 as an Awami League candidate.[13][14] He received 273,182 votes while his nearest rival, KM Mujibul Haque of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,358 votes.[14]

References

  1. ^ বাংলাদেশ গেজেট : অতিরিক্ত সংখ্যা (PDF) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission. 8 January 2014. p. 227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Yussuf Abdullah Harun". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rahman, M. Shamsur (14 January 1998). "PM assures quick approval Merchant banks to come soon". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Canadian team signs $24m export, investment deals". The Daily Star. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Joint business council with Indonesia formed". The Daily Star. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Asia Insurance declares 12pc dividend". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Attempted Murder Case Yussuf Abdullah Harun gets bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Harun reelected as Asia Insurance chairman". The Daily Star. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Comilla-3 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ "JS body for forming land acquisition committee for home ministry projects". New Age. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. ^ মহান আল্লাহ তায়ালার ৯৯ নামের দৃষ্টিনন্দন ভাস্কর্য কুমিল্লার মুরাদনগরে. International Quran News Agency (in Bengali). 14 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Who are the Awami League candidates?". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Cumilla-3 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.


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