Mustafa Jabbar

Mustafa Jabbar
মোস্তাফা জব্বার
Mustafa Jabbar in 2018
Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Assumed office
3 January 2018
Personal details
Born (1949-08-12) 12 August 1949
Ashuganj Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality Bangladeshi
Education MA (journalism)
Alma mater Dhaka College
University of Dhaka
Known for Creation of Bijoy Keyboard

Mustafa Jabbar (born 12 August 1949) is a Bangladeshi businessman and technology entrepreneur. He is the current technocrat minister of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology in Bangladesh.[1][2][3] He also served as the president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).[4] He is best known for the creation of Bijoy Bengali keyboard, which was developed in 1988, and it was most widely used Bengali input method until the release of Unicode based Avro Keyboard.[5] He served as the president of Bangladesh Computer Samity, the national ICT organisation of Bangladesh for four consecutive periods.[6]

Early life and education

Jabbar's ancestral home is in Krishnapur village, Khaliajuri Upazila in Netrokona district. He was born on Ashuganj Upazila in Brahmanbaria District to his parents Abdul Jabbar Talukdar and Rabeya Khatun. Jabbar passed his HSC examination from Dhaka College. In 1968, he enrolled in the Department of Bangla at the University of Dhaka and completed his BA in 1972 and MA in Journalism in 1974.[7][8]

Career

Jabbar started his career as a journalist in 1972 for Daily Ganakantha until it's shut down in 1975. In 1973, he was elected as the publicity secretary of the Dhaka Union of Journalists. He got involved in the businesses of travel agency, printing and publication. He had served as the general secretary of the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB).[9] Jabbar is a founder member of the Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) and its four-time president. He also anchored television shows on IT.[9] Jabbar founded Ananda Computers, best known for developing the Bangla keyboard Bijoy. He heads the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services— the trade body of IT entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.[9] Jabbar started a venture involving computers and IT in 1987 and launched the Bijoy Bangla Keyboard and Software on 16 December 1988.[9] His first novel named Nokshotrer Onger was published in 2005. His second novel named Suborne Shekorh was published in the fortnightly Tarokalok's Eid issue of 2006. He has developed Bijoy Library, a library management Software which is being used by libraries of Bangladesh including British Council. He has developed a software named Bijoy Shishu Shiksha for pre-school kids. He developed Prathomik Computer Shiksha, based on textbooks published by National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). He established schools in Bangladesh including computer-based Ananda Multimedia School and Bijoy Digital School.[7] He is involved in writing textbooks on computer in Bangla and English.[10] Jabbar sat on several government committees on ICT affairs, including the prime minister-formed Digital Bangladesh Taskforce. He is also a member of the Bangladesh Copyright Board.[9] He was appointed as the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh on 3 January 2018.[9][11]

Activism

Jabbar was a member of Mujib Bahini (Bangladesh Liberation Force) in 1971 and participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He was involved in the movement of freedom of the press and was actively associated with the Dhaka Union of Journalists. He was elected as the Organising Secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ).[10]

References

  1. ↑ Sun, The Daily. "IT entrepreneur Mustafa Jabbar to be made minister for ICT! | daily sun". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. ↑ "ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Telecommunication and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Mustafa Jabbar, new president of BASIS". The Daily Star. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  5. ↑ "An amazing journey from Shahid Lipi to Avro". The Daily Star.
  6. ↑ http://www.bcs.org.bd/ec_members.htm
  7. 1 2 "Bijoy Ekushe". bijoyekushe.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Life Sketch of Hon'able Minister Mr Mustafa Jabbar". www.ictd.gov.bd. Information and Technology Division, MOIST. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mustafa Jabbar raises hopes for faster digitisation". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  10. 1 2 "Speakers – Mustafa Jabbar – Digital World-2015". digitalworld.org.bd.
  11. ↑ "Bangladesh will export smartphones in 2yrs: ICT minister". The Daily Star. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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