Abu Talib Muhammad Abdul Wahab | |
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Member of Parliament of Magura-1 | |
In office 2015 – 30 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Serajul Akbar |
Succeeded by | Saifuzzaman Shikhor |
Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) | |
Personal details | |
Born | Magura, Bengal, British India | 29 December 1946
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1969 - 2003 |
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Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
A. T. M. Abdul Wahab ( Bengali: এ টি এম আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Magura-1.
Wahab was born on 29 December 1946. [1] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight. [2]
Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war. [3]
Wahab was elected to parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election. [4] The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar. [5] He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board. [6]