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MA Latif

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Muhammad Abdul Latif
Member of 1st Jatiya Sangsad
In office
7 March 1973 – 6 November 1976
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Haque
ConstituencySylhet-10
Personal details
BornGanglazur, Zakiganj, Sylhet district
DiedBangladesh
Political partyAwami League

Muhammad Abdul Latif (Bengali: মোহম্মদ আব্দুল লতিফ), also known as MA Latif, was a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament. He represented the Awami League in the Sylhet-10 constituency following the country's first general elections.

Early life and family

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Abdul Latif was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Ganglazur in Zakiganj (then under Karimganj subdivision), Sylhet district.

Career

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In the Pakistan period, Abdul Latif participated in the Bengali Language Movement and six point movement, and became a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] Following independence, the first general elections were held in 1973, with Abdul Latif winning as an Awami League candidate in the Sylhet-10 constituency.[2]

He died in Bangladesh.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "জকিগঞ্জ উপজেলাঃ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2021.