Motiur Rahman Nizami
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Nizami
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| Leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
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In office 2000–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ghulam Azam |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 10 October 2001 – 22 May 2003 |
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| Minister of Industries | |
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In office 22 May 2003 – 28 October 2006 |
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| Member of Parliament for Pabna-1 |
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In office 1 October 2001 – 28 October 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Professor Abu Sayed |
| Succeeded by | Md. Shamsul Haque |
| Majority | 135,982 (57.68%) |
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In office 27 February 1991 – 16 February 1996 |
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| Succeeded by | Abu Sayed |
| Majority | 55,707 (36.85%) |
| Personal details | |
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31 March 1943 Santhia Upazila, Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 11 May 2016 (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Hanging (capital punishment) |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Spouse(s) | Shamsunnahar Nizami |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Politician, scholar |
| Religion | Islam |
Motiur Rahman Nizami (Bengali: মতিউর রহমান নিজামী; 31 March 1943 – 11 May 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician, comprador, and the former leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He was the leader of the anti-Bangladesh militia group Al-Badr during the Bangladesh Liberation War. On 29 October 2014, he was convicted and sentenced to death for war crimes in 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh. He was the Member of Parliament of Pabna constituency from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. He also served as the Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Industry.
While various political entities and international organizations had originally welcomed the trials, in November 2011 Human Rights Watch criticized the government for aspects of their progress, lack of transparency, and reported harassment of defense lawyers and witnesses representing the accused. Nizami was the last high-profile suspect to be tried for 1971 war crimes; the court delayed his verdict in June 2014 because of the state of his health.
In 2004, Nizami was convicted under separate charges for arms trafficking to the state of Assam, India and was sentenced to death, along with 13 other men in January 2014.
He was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail on 11 May 2016. He is the third minister of Bangladesh to be hanged. He was frequently listed on The 500 Most Influential Muslims.
Nizami was born on 31 March 1943 in the village of Monmothpur of Santhia Upazila at Pabna. His father was Lutfur Rahman Khan. He completed his secondary education at a madrasa. In 1963, he got his Kamil degree in Islamic jurisprudence from Madrasa-e-Alia in Dhaka. He earned his bachelor's from the University of Dhaka in 1967.
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