Abul Khair (legislator)

Abul Khair MP
Member of the Union Parliament from Maungdaw South
In office
1956–1962
President of the Maungdaw Township Council
In office
1955–1956
Personal details
Political party Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

Abul Khair was a police officer in British Burma who was later elected to the parliament of the Union of Burma.

Early life

Khair was born in Maungdaw, Akyab District in the Arakan Division of Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). He served in the Imperial Police Force (once part of the Indian Imperial Police) in Arakan Division, with postings in Buthidaung, Kyaukpyu and Sandoway.

Political career

Khair was elected president of the township council of Maungdaw in 1955. He was nominated by the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, the founding political party of Burma. During the Burmese general election, 1956, he was elected from Maungdaw South to the Union Parliament.[1] He received the highest vote share among Rohingya candidates. Khair worked to establish schools and exam centers across Arakan Division.

Khair was involved in deliberations regarding Arakan's statehood.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  2. ↑ "The Remarks of Mr Abul Bashor and Mr. Abul Khair on Arakan's Statehood". 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017.
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