Md. Mahbub Ali

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Md. Mahbub Ali

| native_name = মোঃ মাহবুব আলী

| native_name_lang = bn

| office = Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism

| term_start = 7 January 2019

| term_end = 10 January 2024

| predecessor = M. A. Matin

| successor = Faruk Khan

| primeminister = Sheikh Hasina

| constituency_MP1 = Habiganj-4

| parliament1 = Bangladesh

| term_start1 = 29 January 2014

| term_end1 = 7 January 2024

| predecessor1 = Enamul Haque Shahid

| successor1 = Sayedul Haque Suman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|07|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Habiganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan

| nationality = Bangladeshi

| party = Bangladesh Awami League

| education = B.A, L.L.B

| occupation = Lawyer, politician

| father = Asad Ali

}}

Md. Mahbub Ali (born 17 July 1961){{Cite web |title=Constituency 242 |url=http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/2016-01-06-06-14-50/309-2013-06-23-09-36-47/mps-of-11th-parliament/3803-constituency-242-11th-en |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526190645/http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/2016-01-06-06-14-50/309-2013-06-23-09-36-47/mps-of-11th-parliament/3803-constituency-242-11th-en |archive-date=2021-05-26}} is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Habiganj-4.{{cite web |title=Md. Mahbub Ali -মোঃ মাহবুব আলী History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/691/history |website=Amarmp |access-date=16 December 2018 |language=en}} He served as the state minister for civil aviation and tourism in Hasina's fourth cabinet.{{Cite news |date=2019-03-22 |title=Discounts aplenty at travel mart |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/discounts-aplenty-travel-mart-1718533 |access-date=2021-05-26 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

Early life

Ali was born on 17 July 1961 to a Bengali family from the village of Baneshwar in Madhabpur, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district, East Pakistan. He was the son of Maulana Asad Ali, a former member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Ali holds a B.A. and a LLB from the University of Chittagong.{{cite web |title=Md. Mahbub Ali Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/691/biography |website=Amarmp |access-date=15 December 2018 |language=en}}

Career

Ali was elected to parliament from Habiganj-4 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2014 with 122,433 votes.{{Cite news |date=2018-03-23 |title=Search result for Candidates in Constituency Habiganj-4|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=242 |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=Dhaka Tribune |archive-date=2018-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092756/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=242 |url-status=dead}}

Ali was elected to parliament from Habiganj-4 as a candidate of the Awami League on 30 December 2018 with 306,953 votes.{{Cite news |date=2018-11-25 |title=Habiganj-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Habiganj-4&d=sylhet |access-date=2021-05-26 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} His nearest rival, Ahmad Abdul Quader of the Khelafat Majlish, received 45,151 votes.

Controversy

On 15 September 2024, Ali was arrested in Shegunbagicha, Dhaka by the Detective Branch for a murder case in Jatrabari, during the quota reform movement.{{Cite news |date=2024-09-15 |title=Ex-state minister Mahbub Ali arrested. |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/358590/ex-state-minister-mahbub-ali-arrested |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}

References

Category:1961 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Habiganj District

Category:Politicians from Sylhet Division

Category:Awami League politicians

Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members

Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members

Category:University of Chittagong alumni