A. T. M. Abdul Wahab

A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Bengali: এ টি এম ‍আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Magura-1.

A. T. M. Abdul Wahab
Member of Parliament of Magura-1
In office
2015 – 30 December 2018
Preceded byMuhammad Serajul Akbar
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Shikhor
Personal details
Born29 December 1946
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Wahab was born on 29 December 1946.[1] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.[2]

Career

Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war.[3]

Wahab was elected to Parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election.[4] The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar.[5] He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.[6]

References
  1. "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. "Tribute to a liberation war hero". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "'Civilian FFs should have been entitled Bir Sreshtha'". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "Major General ATM Abdul Wahab (Rtd.) History". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. "AL nominates Wahab for May 30 Magura-1 by-poll". The Daily Star. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. "Abdul Wahab gets AL ticket". observerbd.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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