Hannan Shah | |
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হান্নান শাহ | |
Minister of Jute | |
In office 20 March 1991 – January 1996 | |
Member of Parliament for Gazipur-4 | |
In office 20 March 1991 – March 1996 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Obaid Ullah |
Succeeded by | Afsaruddin Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Born | Kapasia, Gazipur, Bengal, British India (now, Dhaka, Bangladesh) | 11 October 1941
Died | 27 September 2016 Raffles Hospital, Singapore | (aged 74)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Spouse | Nahid Hannan |
Occupation | politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1961-1981 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | Armoured Corps |
Commands |
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Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Abu Sayed Matiul Hannan Shah (known as Hannan Shah; 11 October 1941 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician and army officer from Gazipur District.[1] He served as the jute minister and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency during 1991–1996.[2][3]
Shah was born in Ghagtia, Kapasia, Gazipur District in the-then British India. His father, Fakir Abdul Mannan, was a minister in the Pakistan government during 1965–1968. In 1962, Hannan Shah was commissioned in Pakistan Army.[4] Shah's younger brother, Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman, was a judge in the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.[5]
Shah retired from the Bangladesh Army as a Brigadier general in 1981.[5] He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1983.[4] He served as the standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5][6] Shah served as the Minister of Jute during 1991–96.[5][1]
On 25 November 2013, Shah was arrested by Bangladesh Police from his residence.[1]
Shah was married to Nahid Hannan. Together they had one daughter, Sharmin Hannan and two sons, Shah Rezaul Hannan and Shah Reazul Hannan.[5]
In January 2015, Shah was hospitalized to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka with respiratory problems.[7] He died at the age of 74 in Singapore while undergoing treatment for heart disease on 27 September 2016.[5][8]