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Ali Sarwar Khan

Ali Sarwar Khan

Bangladeshi politician


Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan (15 May 1924 – 25 July 1995), also known by his daak naam Chunnu Nawab, was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a former MP based in Moulvibazar District.[1][2]

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Early life and education

Ali Sarwar Khan was born 15 May 1924 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency. He belonged to an royal Bengali Shi’ite family known as the Nawabs of Longla (or Prithimpasssa family) in Kulaura, South Sylhet. His father, Nawab Ali Haider Khan, was a notable politician and minister of Assam. His mother, Husna Ara Begum, was the eldest daughter of Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza of Murshidabad. Khan studied in Shillong, before proceeding his education at the Aligarh Muslim University.[1][3][4]

Career

As a member of the Awami League, Khan won a seat during the 1970 Pakistani general election in Kulaura although this term was disrupted by the Bangladesh Liberation War. He and his brother Ali Safdar Khan participated in the war as commanders of a regiment from the Tripura borders. He was one of the formulators of the 1972 Constitution of Bangladesh.[5] He again won the seat in the 1973 Bangladeshi general election in Kulaura.[citation needed]


References

  1. "Lest we forget". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Nawab Ali Haider Khan News and Updates from The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 56". archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. BanglaNews24.com (6 December 2014). "৬ ডিসেম্বর শ্রীমঙ্গল ও কুলাউড়া মুক্ত দিবস". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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