Mashiur Rahman (politician, born 1924)
{{short description|Acting Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1978 to 1979}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix = Jadu Mia
| name = Mashiur Rahman
| native_name = {{no bold|মশিউর রহমান}}
| alt = Mashiur Rahman
| office = Prime Minister of Bangladesh
| term_label = Acting
| president = Ziaur Rahman
| term_start = 29 June 1978
| term_end = 12 March 1979
| predecessor = Muhammad Mansur Ali
| successor = Shah Azizur Rahman
| office1 = Minister of Road Transport and Bridges
| term_start1 = 19 February 1979
| term_end1 = 12 March 1979
| predecessor1 = Majid-ul-Haq
| successor1 = SM Shafiul Azam
| office2 = Member of Parliament
| term_start2 = 13 July 1978
| term_end2 = 12 March 1979
| predecessor2 = Abdur Rouf
| successor2 = Shawfikul Ghaani Shawpan
| constituency2 = Rangpur-1
| office3 = Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start3 = 12 June 1965
| term_end3 = 25 March 1969
| predecessor3 = Himself
| successor3 = Position Abolished
| constituency3 = NE-5 (Rangpur-V)
| term_start4 = 8 June 1962
| term_end4 = 7 June 1965
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 = Himself
| constituency4 = NE-5 (Rangpur-V)
| office5 = Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan
| term_start5 = 8 June 1962
| term_end5 = 7 June 1965
| successor5 = Shah Azizur Rahman
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|7|9|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
| birth_place = Dimla,{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Bengal Presidency, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|3|12|1924|7|9|df=y}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| nationality = British Indian (1924-1947)
Pakistani (1947-1971)
Bangladeshi (1971-1979)
| party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1978)
| otherparty = Muslim League (before 1954)
National Awami Party (1954–1978)
| alma_mater = University of Dhaka
| relatives = Shawfikul Ghaani Shawpan (son)
Mansura Mohiuddin (daughter)
}}
Mashiur Rahman{{efn|{{langx|bn|মাশিউর রহমান|Māshīur Rāhmān}} {{IPA|bn|ˈmaʃiuɾ ˈɾɑhːmɑn|}}}} (9{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} July 1924 – 12 March 1979), also known as Jadu Mia ({{langx|bn|জাদু মিয়া|lit=Man of Magic}}), was a senior minister, with the rank and status of prime minister in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Roads and Highways of Bangladesh from 29 June 1978 to 12 March 1979.{{cite news |title=Jadu Mia played pivotal role in transition to democracy after 1975: discussants |url=http://newagebd.net/102451/jadu-mia-played-pivotal-role-in-transition-to-democracy-after-1975-discussants/ |access-date=3 July 2016 |work=New Age |date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322074536/https://newagebd.net/102451/jadu-mia-played-pivotal-role-in-transition-to-democracy-after-1975-discussants/#sthash.WnyIgFR7.dpbs |archive-date=22 March 2015}}
He was the founder of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal, the whole process of transition to multi-party democracy was his brainchild. He named the party and the election symbol was given to the party from his party NAP.
He also made the formal Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh from his party NAP (there were two major political parties in the then East Pakistan, one National Awami Party, NAP and Awami League), on the 23 March 1971, when Sheikh Mujib was still negotiating for the premiership of Pakistan with the military junta of Pakistan, not giving the formal declaration despite people's determination for a free, independent country.
Early life and education
Mashiur Rahman was born into nobility on 9{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} July 1924, in Khaga Khari Bari village of Dimla under Nilphamari Subdivision at then Bengal Presidency, British India.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} After passing his Entrance Examination from Rani Brindarani High School in Dimla, Rangpur, Mashiur Rahman would go on to pursue his higher education at Dhaka University.{{cite web |url=https://jadumia.com/childhood.htm |title=Childhood |website=Mashiur Rahman (Jadu Mia) |publisher=Mashiur Rahman Research Foundation (MRRF)}}
Political career
File:1954 east bengal cabinet.jpg in 1954, with A. K. Fazlul Huq and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
= Pakistan Era (before 1971) =
Mashiur Rahman was an elected member of National Assembly of Pakistan in 1962 and led the assembly as deputy leader of the opposition. He was arrested in 1963 for his involvement in the anti-government movement.
Before the liberation war, in 1971, Mashiur Rahman formally declared Bangladesh's independence and called for forming an all-party government at a public gathering at Paltan Maidan on 23 March. He became Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani's deputy leader in the National Awami Party in the same period.{{cite news |last1=Badrul Ahsan |first1=Syed |title=Remembering the Red Moulana |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/remembering-the-red-moulana |access-date=3 July 2016 |work=The Daily Star |date=17 November 2013}}
=Bangladesh Era (after 1971)=
After Bhashani died in 1976, Mashiur Rahman became the president of the Bhashani faction of the National Awami Party. And in 1978, when he joined the Jatiyotabadi Front (Nationalist Front) with a huge portion of the National Awami Party (Bhashani), the party was dissolved, and remained so until it was revived after almost three decades in 2006 by his eldest son, Shafiqul Ghani Swapan.{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2006/12/20/bhasani-followers-plan-party-rebirth |title=Bhasani followers plan party rebirth |work=bdnews24.com |date=20 December 2006}} He was a founding convening committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and instrumental in the founding of the party. In the 1979 General Election, he ran and won in the Rangpur-1 seat becoming a Member of Parliament. Despite plans and Ziaur Rahman's wish to appoint him prime minister, following his sudden death on 12 March 1979, Shah Azizur Rahman was appointed to the office on 15 April 1979.{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Rumi |title=Ziaur Rahman: the kind of statesman we need now |url=http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2011/05/30/ziaur-rahman-the-kind-of-statesman-we-need-now/ |access-date=3 July 2016 |work=bdnews24.com |date=30 May 2011 |type=Opinion}}
After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh was abolished.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} When Ziaur Rahman, who came to power in November 1975, became the President of Bangladesh on 21 April 1977, a ministerial system was re-established, and Mashiur Rahman served as a senior minister with the rank and status of prime minister in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Roads and Highways of Bangladesh from 29 June 1978 to 12 March 1979.{{cite news |url=http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/archive_details.php?date=2011-07-09&nid=25551 |title=Moshiur Rahman's birth anniv today |work=New Age |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201233533/http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/archive_details.php?date=2011-07-09&nid=25551 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |access-date=1 February 2014}} Mashiur Rahman left a historical mark on strategic foreign partnerships and trade.
Personal life
Mashiur Rahman was married to Sabera Mashiur Rahman and Amina Mashiur Rahman. He had 11 children, 5 sons and 6 daughters.{{cite web |title=Family and Life of Mashiur Rahman |url=https://jadumia.com/mid_life.htm |publisher=Mashiur Rahman Research Foundation}} His eldest son, Shawfikul Ghaani Shawpan, was a minister in the governments of President Ziaur Rahman and President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, while his eldest daughter, Mansura Mohiuddin, was a two time member of parliament.{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-102799.html |title=Ex-minister Shafiqul Ghani no more |work=The Daily Star |language=en |access-date=20 January 2017}}{{cite news |script-title=bn:যাদু মিয়ার বড় মেয়ে মনসুরা মহিউদ্দিন মারা গেছেন |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/national/news/718853 |work=jagonews24.com |language=bn}}
Death
Mashiur Rahman died on 12 March 1979 in office as Senior Minister with the rank and status of Prime Minister. After his death, a three-day state mourning was observed and he was given a state funeral, being buried with full honours including a 19-gun salute.{{cite web |title=Death and Legacy of Mashiur Rahman Jadu Mia |url=https://jadumia.com/death.htm |publisher=Mashiur Rahman Research Foundation}} Many foreign dignitaries and heads of state wrote condolence letters after his sudden death, including US president Jimmy Carter.
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