Yussuf Abdullah Harun

Yussuf Abdullah Harun
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Comilla-3
In office
29 January 2014 – 29 January 2024
Preceded byKazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Succeeded byJahangir Alam Sarkar
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) 15 November 1947 (age 78)
PartyAwami League (from 1995)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Yussuf Abdullah Harun (Bengali: ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন) is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament for Comilla-3.

Early life and education

Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District.[citation needed] His father, Harun-or-Rashid, was also the MP of Comilla-3 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and his mother's name is Noor Jahan Rashid.[1] He matriculated from Comilla Zilla School in 1962 and earned an I.Com at Comilla Victoria College. In 1967, he completed a B.Com at the University of Dhaka.[2] He is an F.C.A. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.[3]

Career

Harun was a councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange and president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1998.[4]

Harun was the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2003.[5][6] He is the chairman of Asia Insurance Limited.[7]

On 20 April 2004, Harun received bail in a murder case.[8] He had been accused of shooting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a clash with Awami League on 5 May 2002.[8]

Harun was re-elected chairman of Asia Insurance Limited in 2011.[9]

Harun was elected to parliament in 2014 as an independent candidate.[3][10] He received 78,647 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Ahsanul Alam Kishor, received 56,336 votes.[11] He is a member of the committee on estimates of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[12] He took the initiative to help design and open the Allah Chattar in Muradnagar.[13]

Harun was re-elected to parliament from Comilla-3 in 2018 as an Awami League candidate.[14][15] He received 273,182 votes while his nearest rival, KM Mujibul Haque of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,358 votes.[15]

References

  1. ^ বাংলাদেশ গেজেট : অতিরিক্ত সংখ্যা (PDF) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission. 8 January 2014. p. 227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ দেশি বিদেশি বিনিয়োগে সমৃদ্ধ দেশের স্বপ্ন দেখেন ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন [Yusuf Abdullah Harun dreams of a country prosperous with domestic and foreign investment]. Ajker Comilla (in Bengali). 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Yussuf Abdullah Harun". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ Rahman, M. Shamsur (14 January 1998). "PM assures quick approval Merchant banks to come soon". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Canadian team signs $24m export, investment deals". The Daily Star. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Joint business council with Indonesia formed". The Daily Star. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Asia Insurance declares 12pc dividend". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Attempted Murder Case Yussuf Abdullah Harun gets bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Harun reelected as Asia Insurance chairman". The Daily Star. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Comilla-3 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  12. ^ "JS body for forming land acquisition committee for home ministry projects". New Age. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  13. ^ মহান আল্লাহ তায়ালার ৯৯ নামের দৃষ্টিনন্দন ভাস্কর্য কুমিল্লার মুরাদনগরে. International Quran News Agency (in Bengali). 14 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Who are the Awami League candidates?". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Cumilla-3 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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