Promode Mankin

Promode Mankin
During short term visit of Moscow in 2012
State Minister of Social Welfare Affairs
In office
15 September 2012  11 May 2016
Personal details
Born 18th July 1938
Ramnagar, Durgapur Upazilla, Netrokona, British India
Died 11th May 2016
Mumbai, India
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Promode Mankin (18 July 1938 – 11 May 2016) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician and State Minister of Social Welfare Affairs.[1] He was the first Catholic and first member of the country's among Christian community to become a government minister in Bangladesh. Later, his son, Jewel Areng, elected MP after his death in his constituency.[2]

Biography

Mankin was born on 18 July 1938 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He joined Awami League in 1991. He was the President of Bangladesh Christian Association.[2] He was elected Member of Parliament from Mymensingh-1 four times.[3] He was a member of the Garo Indigenous Community. He fought in the Bangladesh liberation war.[4] His father was Megha Tozu and mother was Hridoy Cecelia Mankin.

On January 29, 1964 he married Momota Areng. They had five daughters and one son.[5] He died on 11 May 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, India.[6]

References

  1. "Playwright Sayeed Ahmed no more". thedailystar.net. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Promode Mankin, Bangladesh's first Catholic minister, dies". asianews.it. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. "State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin dies at 77". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. "Bangladesh mourns top Christian politician - ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. Studio, Alienleaf. "Garo Minister from B'desh, Pramode Mankin no more | The Shillong Times". www.theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. "Promode Mankin passes away". thedailystar.net. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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