Promode Mankin
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1939–2016)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Promode Mankin Samgma
| native_name = প্রমোদ মানকিন
| office = State Minister of Social Welfare Affairs
| image = In Moscow.jpg
| caption = Mankin during his visit to Moscow in 2012
| primeminister = Sheikh Hasina
| term_start = 31 July 2009
| term_end = 11 May 2016
| predecessor = Selima Rahman
| successor = K. M. Khalid
| party = Bangladesh Awami League
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|04|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Netrokona, Bengal Presidency, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|05|11|1939|07|18|df=y}}
| death_place = Mumbai, India
|office1 = Member of Parliament
| constituency1 = Mymensingh-1
| term_start1 = 1 October 2001
| term_end1 = 11 May 2016
| successor1 = Jewel Areng
| predecessor1 = Afzal H. Khan
| relatives = Jewel Areng (son)
| spouse = Momota Areng
| children = 6
}}
Promode Mankin (18 April 1939 – 11 May 2016) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and state minister of social welfare affairs. He was the first Catholic and first member of the country's Christian community to become a government minister in Bangladesh. Later, his son, Jewel Areng, was elected MP after his father's death in his constituency.
Early life and career
Mankin was born on 18 April 1939 at Ramnagar village in Bakalijora Union, Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona to Megha Tozu and Hridoy Cecelia Mankin. He joined the Awami League in 1991. He was the president of the Bangladesh Christian Association.{{cite web |title=Promode Mankin, Bangladesh's first Catholic minister, dies |url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Promode-Mankin,-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-first-Catholic-minister,-dies-37466.html |website=asianews.it |accessdate=25 September 2016}} He was elected member of parliament from Mymensingh-1 four times.{{cite news |title=State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin dies at 77 |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/state-minister-for-social-welfare-promode-mankin-dies-at-77 |work=bdnews24.com |date=11 May 2016 |accessdate=25 September 2016}} He was a member of the Garo community. He fought in the Bangladesh liberation war.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh mourns top Christian politician - ucanews.com |url=http://www.ucanews.com/news/bangladesh-mourns-top-christian-politician/76017 |website=ucanews.com |accessdate=25 September 2016}}
Personal life and death
On 29 January 1964, Mankin married Momota Arengh. They had five daughters and one son.{{cite web |last1=Studio |first1=Alienleaf |title=Garo Minister from B'desh, Pramode Mankin no more |work=The Shillong Times |url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2016/05/12/garo-minister-from-bdesh-pramode-mankin-no-more/ |date=12 May 2016 |accessdate=13 January 2019}} He died on 11 May 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, India.{{cite news |title=Promode Mankin passes away |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/promode-mankin-passes-away-1222486 |work=The Daily Star |accessdate=25 September 2016 |date=11 May 2016}}
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Category:Bangladeshi Christians
Category:People from Netrokona District
Category:Politicians from Mymensingh Division
Category:Awami League politicians
Category:State ministers of social welfare
Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni
Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:State ministers of cultural affairs of Bangladesh
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