A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1950–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal
| constituency_MP = Lakshmipur-3
| term_start = 24 January 2014
| term_end = 30 September 2023
| predecessor = Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie
| office1 = Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
| term_start1 = 3 January 2018
| term_end1 = 6 January 2019
| predecessor1 = Rashed Khan Menon
| successor1 = Md. Mahbub Ali
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1950|02|10}}
| birth_place = Lakshmipur, Noakhali District, Chittagong Division, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|09|30|1950|02|10}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = Bangladesh Awami League
| relations = ASM Maksud Kamal (Brother)
| successor = Mohammed Golam Faroque
| primeminister1 = Sheikh Hasina
}}
A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal ({{langx|bn|এ. কে. এম. শাহজাহান কামাল}}; 10 February 1950 – 30 September 2023) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a parliament member of Jatiya Sangsad and once Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism.{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 10th Parliament Members Bangla |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=28 September 2015}}{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/01/03/will-become-minister-of-civil-aviation-and-tourism-shahjahan-kamal |title=Will become minister of civil aviation and tourism: Shahjahan Kamal |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=3 January 2018}} In the 2014 Bangladeshi general election he was elected from the Lakshmipur-3 seat. He was district director of Lakshmipur district council.{{cite web |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/243 |title=AKM Shahjahan Kamal |work=Elections 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929020851/http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/243 |archive-date=29 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015}}
Early life and career
Kamal was born on 10 February 1950.{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/01/02/four-cabinet-appointees-bangabhan-take-oath/ |title=Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=3 January 2018}} He was one of the directors of Janata Bank Limited.{{cite web |url=http://www.janatabank-bd.com/Director-Details.htm |title=Janata Bank Limited |work=Janata Bank |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929121547/http://www.janatabank-bd.com/Director-Details.htm |archive-date=29 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015}}
Death
A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, on 30 September 2023, at the age of 73.{{cite news |title=Lakshmipur-3 MP Shahjahan Kamal passes away |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/lakshmipur-3-mp-shahjahan-kamal-passes-away-709354 |access-date=30 September 2023 |publisher=The Business Standard |date=30 September 2023}}
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Category:People from Lakshmipur District
Category:Politicians from Chittagong Division
Category:Awami League politicians
Category:Ministers of civil aviation and tourism of Bangladesh
Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:University of Dhaka alumni
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