Naziur Rahman Manzur

Naziur Rahman Manzur (15 March 1948 – 6 April 2008) was a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician, founding chairman of the party, former government minister in the cabinet of Hussain Mohammad Ershad and the first mayor (elected by commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation.[2][3]

Naziur Rahman Manzur
নাজিউর রহমান মঞ্জুর
Mayor of Dhaka
In office
9 October 1989 – 2 December 1990[1]
Prime MinisterMoudud Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded byAbul Hasnat
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime MinisterAtaur Rahman Khan
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Moudud Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded byAbdus Salam Talukder
Member of Parliament
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTofail Ahmed
ConstituencyBhola-1
Personal details
Born(1948-03-15)15 March 1948
Bhola, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died6 April 2008(2008-04-06) (aged 60)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Jatiya Party
Other political
affiliations		Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Spouse(s)Sheikh Reba Rahman
ChildrenAndaleeve Rahman

Early life

Manzur was born in Bhola, East Bengal. He was a member of the Mukti Bahini, who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in sector 9. In the 1980s he served as a minister in the cabinet of Hossain Mohammad Ershad and was a member of his Jatiya party[2] In 1999 Ershad had an alliance with the Khaleda Zia led Bangladesh Nationalist party which was the opposition party. Ershad decided to quit the alliance but a fraction of Jatiya Party leaders led by Naziur Rahman Manzur decided to quite the party and remain in the alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party. This fraction became the Bangladesh Jatiya Party.[4]

Personal life

Manzur had three sons, one of whom, Andaleeve Rahman is the present chairman of the party and a former member of parliament. His second son Dr Ashikur Rahman Shanto resigned from BJP in 2013 highlighting differences with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, which remains a key party in the BNP led 20 party alliance.[2][5] The third son is Wasekur Rahman Anjan.[2]

Death

Manzur died on 6 April 2008 in BIRDEM hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6]

References
  1. ঢাকা জেলা. dhaka.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Naziur Rahman Manzur dies at 59". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Naziur Rahman's son, Shanto resigns from BJP". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "Rift in JP widens". The Daily Star. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. "Naziur's son Andaliv new BJP president". The Daily Star. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. "Naziur Rahman Manzur dies at 59". independent-bangladesh.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.


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