Md Abul Kalam Azad (politician from Jamalpur)
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Similar names|Abul Kalam Azad (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abul Kalan Azad
| image = Abul Kalam Azad, Jamalpur (cropped).jpg
| constituency_MP = Jamalpur-5
| parliament = Bangladesh
| term_start = 30 January 2024
| term_end = 6 August 2024
| predecessor = Mozaffar Hossain
| office1 = Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
| termstart1 = 16 February 2016
| termend1 = 1 December 2016
| predecessor1 = Abdus Sobhan Sikder
| succeeded1 = Kamal Chowdhury
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|01|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jamalpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
| nationality = Bangladeshi
}}
Abul Kalan Azad is a retired Bangladesh Civil Service officer, and politician.
Career
Azad served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jamalpur-5 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in 2024.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-08 |title=Jamalpur gets 3 new faces as MPs |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/336210/jamalpur-gets-3-new-faces-as-mps |access-date=2024-01-11}}{{Cite web |title=AL wins four seats, Ind one in Jamalpur|url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/166950 |access-date=2024-07-14 |agency=BSS|date=8 January 2024}} He has previously served as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Economic Relations Division, Power Division and Secretary to the PMO.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-07 |title=জামালপুরে ৫টি আসনে জয়ী হলেন যারা |url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2024/01/07/338822 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Dhakatimes News}}
Azad was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=Hasina's ex-principal secretary Azad on 7-day remand in murder case |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/hasinas-ex-principal-secretary-azad-7-day-remand-murder-case-959601 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}
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Category:People from Jamalpur District
Category:Bangladeshi civil servants