Harunur Rashid Khan Monno
Harunur Rashid Khan Monno | |
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Native name | হারুনুর রশিদ খান মুন্নু |
Born | 17 August 1932 |
Died |
1 August 2017 84) Manikganj, Bangladesh | (aged
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Industrialist, politician |
Harunur Rashid Khan Monno (17 August 1932 – 1 August 2017)[1] was a Bangladeshi industrialist and politician. He served as the chairman of his conglomerate, Monno Group of Industries.[2] He was elected a member of parliament[3] and a minister of the Government of Bangladesh. He was also an adviser to Bangladesh National Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.[2]
Career
While Monno was a student of chartered accountancy, he joined Adamjee Haji Dawood's company in the accounts department.[1] His first assignment was to print export register copies for the Adamjee conglomerate company. Within two years, he established a press company of his own.[1] Later he established Monno Group of Industries, which included Monno Ceramics, Monno Jutex Industries, Monno Fabrics and Monno Attire Limited.[2] He received lifetime achievement award at the 16th Bangladesh Business Awards.[4]
Monno was elected as a member of parliament three times from the Manikganj-2 constituency in 1991, 1996 and Manikganj-2, and Manikganj-3 in 2001.[5] In 2001, he was selected a cabinet member during the Khaleda Zia’s administration.[6] He lost the cabinet position in May 2003 when Zia was under pressure, especially from foreign donors, to downsize her cabinet.[7]
Personal life
Monno was married to Huron Nahar. Together they had two daughters – Afroza Khan Rita and Feroza Mahmud Parvin.[2] Afroza is serving as the Managing Director of Monno Group of Industries and also an adviser to Khaleda Zia.[2][8] Feroza is married to journalist and businessman Mahmudur Rahman.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 Chowdhury, Mehrin (3 May 2016). "Harunur Rashid Khan Monno - The visionary behind local ceramics". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "BNP's Haruner Rashid Monno passes away". The Daily Star. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Business stars awarded". The Daily Star. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ Sohel, Ahmed (1 August 2017). "Former lawmaker, industrialist Harunur Rashid Monno dies". NTV Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Industrialist and BNP leader Harunur Rashid Khan Monno dies". bdnews24.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Bangladesh cabinet reshuffled". Gulf News. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ Amin, Mohammad (10 August 2016). "Family connections weigh heavily". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ Bashar, Reazul (11 April 2013). "Always in headlines". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.