Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu (born 1 September 1953)[1] is a Jatiya Party politician and the current secretary general of the party.[2] He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-3 constituency during 2009–2024.[1] He served as the state minister of labour and employment during 2014–2019.[3][4]
Early life
Mujibul Haque was born on 1 September 1953 to Abdul Malek and Harunnessa in Kajala Madhyapara, Tarail Upazila, Kishoreganj District, East Bengal, Pakistan. He completed his SSC in 1970 and HSC in 1972. He was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in Sector-11. In 1980, he graduated from the University of Dhaka with a law degree and a master's degree in 1981.[5]
Career
Mujibul Haque was elected president of the Kishoreganj District unit of the Jatiya Party. He was elected to parliament as a candidate of the Jatiya Party from Kishoreganj-4 in 1986. He was re-elected in 1988. From August 1987 to 1988, he served as the deputy minister of land. He was elected to parliament again in 2008, 2014 and 2018. From 21 November 2013 to 12 January 2014, he was the state minister of youth and sports.[6] Then he served as the state minister of labor and employment from 2014 to 2019.[5]
Upon the death of Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, Mujibul Haque was appointed as the secretary general of the Jatiya Party in October 2021.[7]
Personal life
Mujibul Haque is married to Rokhsana Kader.[5] Together they have two sons, Ziaul Haque and Israrul Haque.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Constituency 164_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ জাপার নতুন মহাসচিব মুজিবুল হক চুন্নু. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Mujibul Haque (Chunnu), State Minister". Daily Sun. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "State minister for Labour Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu, handing over the Sheer-E- Bangla Council medal-2015 to Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Managing Director of JAMFS Group for outstanding contribution in business at Bisha Shahittay Kendra in the city on Tuesday". The New Nation. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Honorable State Minister". mole.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Target Free Polls". The Daily Star. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Jatiya Party appoints Mujibul Haque Chunnu as new secretary general". bdnews24.com. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.