Mirza Abbas
| Mirza Abbas | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dhaka-6 |
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In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Abdur Rahim |
| Succeeded by | Saber Hossain Chowdhury |
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In office 1 October 2001 – 28 October 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Saber Hossain Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Feroz Rashid |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 February 1951 Kishoreganj, East Bengal |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Afroza Abbas |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, popularly known as Mirza Abbas, (Bengali: মির্জা আব্বাস; born February 7, 1951) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation from 1991 to 1993. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dhaka-6 from 2001 to 2006, and Minister of Housing and Public Works in Khaleda's cabinet. Mirza Abbas is the member of national standing committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Mirza Abbas was born on February 7, 1951 in Kishoreganj, East Bengal. He was the son of businessman Abdur Razzak and Kamla Khatun. He had his schooling in the local educational institutions in Kishoreganj. Later, he got admitted to the University of Dhaka in 1966. He attained his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1972 from the university.
After obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce degree, he joined his family business named Mirza Enterprises. Mirza Abbas is the founder of Dhaka Bank Limited. Mirza Abbas was officially introduced to the Board of Dhaka Bank Limited as an Alternate Director in November 1995. He was appointed Director of the bank on March 29, 2012.
Mirza Abbas is among those leaders who started their political career with the emergence of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and worked with President Ziaur Rahman. He was well known for his pro-liberation role in the party as he refused to work with anti-liberation elements and complained about them to the party chief. Mirza Abbas played a vital role in the movement against the autocratic rule of Hussain Mohammed Ershad in 1980s. He was among the leaders who orchestrated the 1990 uprising in Bangladesh.
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