Ataur Rahman Khan
| Ataur Rahman Khan | |
|---|---|
| আতাউর রহমান খান | |
| 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
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In office 30 March 1984 – 9 July 1986 |
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| President | Hossain Mohammad Ershad |
| Preceded by | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1907 Balia, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 7 December 1991 (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (1984–1991) |
| Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Awami League (1949–1984) |
| Alma mater |
Jagannath University University of Dhaka |
| Religion | Islam |
Ataur Rahman Khan (Bengali: আতাউর রহমান খান; 1 July 1907 – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1956–1958, and as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 30 March 1984 to 1 January 1985.
Ataur Rahman Khan was born in 1907 at Balia village in Dhamrai thana of Dhaka district. He passed his matriculation examination from Pogose School in Dhaka in 1924, FA examination from Jagannath College in 1927, and obtained BA (Hons) degree from the Dhaka University in 1930. Having obtained B.L degree in 1936 from the Dhaka University he joined the Dhaka District bar in 1937. Ataur Rahman Khan joined the judicial service as a munseef in 1942, but after two years left the job to return to the bar (1944).
Ataur Rahman Khan began his career in politics as an activist of the Krishak Praja Samiti. He was secretary of the Dhaka district unit of the party in 1934-35 AD. He joined the Muslim League in 1944, and was a member of the Dhaka district committee and vice president of the Manikganj Sub-divisional unit committee of the Party.
Ataur Rahman had played a substantial role in floating the Awami Muslim League in 1949, and had been the vice president of the party since its inception till 1964.
As a member of the Sarbadaliya Rastrabhasa Karma-parisad he played a vital role in piloting the language movement of 1952, and was later elected convener of the reconstituted working committee in March 1952.
Ataur Rahman Khan was the joint secretary of the United Front formed for launching the 1954 general elections. He was elected a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly as a nominee of the Front. He was a member of the provincial cabinet of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq in charge of the ministry of civil supplies. He was elected a member of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly in 1955. He was simultaneously the leader of the opposition parliamentary party in the provincial assembly (1955–56) and the deputy leader of the opposition parliamentary party in the constituent assembly.
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