Kazi Abdul Kader

Kazi Abdul Kader (1914–2002) was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi politician. He served as a member of parliament in both the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.[3][4] Kader was alleged to be the mastermind behind the Kaliganj massacre during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Kazi Abdul Kader
Minister of Food & Agriculture
East Pakistan
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
Rangpur-3
In office
February 1979 – March 1982
Preceded byAli Ukil[1]
Succeeded byMohammad Shafikul Ghani Shopon[2]
Personal details
Born1914
Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died2 October 2002 (aged 88)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBritish Indian (1914–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1971)
Bangladeshi (1971–2002)
Political partyConvention Muslim League
Spouse(s)Nawabzadi Kaniz Fatema
ChildrenKazi Faruque Kader
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Kader was born in 1914 within Rangpur, British India.[4]

Bangladesh Liberation War

Kader openly collaborated with the Pakistan Army. It was alleged that he was the mastermind of the Kaliganj massacre.

Political career

Pakistan

Kader served as a central minister in the government of East Pakistan. He was the Food & Agriculture Minister of the erstwhile East Pakistan government and a leader of the Convention Muslim League.[4][5]

Bangladesh

Kader contested the second Bangladeshi general election in 1979 on a ticket from the Muslim League. He contested from the seat Rangpur-3 and won the constituency.[6] He contested again from the Muslim League during the 1991 Bangladeshi general election, this time from Nilphamari-3. He came in fifth place with 4,834 votes (4.34%).[7]

Personal life

Kader was married twice. His second wife was Nawabzadi Kaniz Fatema of the Dhaka nawab family. She was the daughter of Nawabzadi Khurshid Bano (daughter of Khwaja Salimullah). Kader had two sons with Kaniz; Kazi Naser Mohammed and Kazi Qais Mohammed.[8] Another son was Kazi Faruque Kader. Faruque served as the member of parliament from Nilphamari-3 from 2008 to 2014.

Death

Kader died on 2 October 2002 in his Gulshan residence in Dhaka. He died from old-age complications at the age of 88.

References
  1. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-1st-parliament-members
  2. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-3rd-parliament-members-bangla
  3. "List of 2nd Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "Local News on Bangladesh". sdnbd.org. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. "'No vote' campaign against anti-liberation elements". The Daily Star. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. "Member's of 2nd Parliament of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Affairs. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Electoral Area Results Comparison – Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. "Family Tree". gupshup1.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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