Mustafa Kamal (politician)

Lotus Kamal
Minister for Planning
Assumed office
12 January 2014
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
President of the International Cricket Council
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 April 2015
Preceded by Alan Isaac
Succeeded by Zaheer Abbas
President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
In office
1 September 2009 – 17 October 2012
Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Comilla-10
Assumed office
5 January 2013
Personal details
Born (1947-06-15) 15 June 1947
Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality Bangladeshi
Political party Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater University of Dhaka

Lotus Kamal (born as Abu Hena Mohammed Mustafa Kamal on 15 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician, cricket official, and businessman. He is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad (Bangladeshi parliament) for the constituency of Comilla-10 in the Chittagong Division and is the current Minister for Planning. He is also the owner of Lotus Kamal Group, which is a textile industry.[1][2]

Early life

Kamal was born on 15 June 1947 in Laksham, Comilla, East Bengal, British India. In 1967 he finished his undergraduate in Commerce from the University of Dhaka. He completed his masters in accounting in 1968 from the University of Dhaka. He also earned a law degree.[3]

Career

Politics

Kamal was elected to Parliament from Comilla-9 in 1996. He was elected to his second term as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad for the constituency of Comilla-10 in 2008 and 2014.[3] He is Convener of Bangladesh Awami League in the Comilla district (South). He is also the Finance and Planning Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He was appointed the Minister for Planning in January 2014.[4][5]

Cricket administration

He has been involved with cricket and its development for last 30 years in various capacities. From 1990-2010 he was chairman of the cricket committee of Abahani Limited, before becoming the President of Asian Cricket Council between 2010 and 2012.[6]

In 2012 Kamal was named as the vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2012-2014 term.[7][8] Prior to his nomination for the ICC, Kamal was the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[9] Kamal succeeded Alan Isaac as president of the ICC in 2014.[10]

Kamal resigned from his designation as ICC President, with effect from 1 April 2015. The resignation was reportedly to protest alleged non-compliance by the ICC of laws written in the constitution of the ICC, and he was an active protester of corruption in cricket.[11]

Personal life

His daughter Nafisa Kamal is the director of Farmers Bank and Wife is Kasmiri Kamal.

References

  1. ↑ "A H M Mustafa Kamal". Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cabinet Division". Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "মাননীয় মন্ত্রী". plandiv.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Constituency 258". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Presidents of the Asian Cricket Council". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal's nomination as ICC Vice-President 2012-14 accepted". International Cricket Council. 9 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal to be ICC Vice-President for 2012-14". The Times of India. 9 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal to be ICC Vice-President for 2012-14". Wisden India. FW Sports and Media India Private Limited. 9 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "ICC Board of Directors, Chief Executives & IDI Board of Directors". Retrieved 22 Feb 2015.
  11. ↑ Cricket World Cup: AHM Mustafa Kamal quits ICC after butting heads with N Srinivasan over trophy snub, foxsports, 1 April 2015.
Preceded by
Alan Isaac		 President of the ICC
2014-2015		 Succeeded by
Zaheer Abbas
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