Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1942)

For other people with the same name, see Abdul Mannan.

Abdul Mannan (born 2 July 1942)^[1] is a Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Laxmipur-4 constituency.^[2] He is the chairman of Sunman Group.

Abdul Mannan
আব্দুল মান্নান
Member of Parliament
In office 30 January 2019 – 7 January 2024
Preceded by	Mohammad Abdullah
Constituency	Laxmipur-4
In office 28 October 2001 – March 2004
Preceded by	HBM Iqbal
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mosaddak Ali
Constituency	Dhaka-10
In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded by	A. S. M. Abdur Rab
Succeeded by	HBM Iqbal
Constituency	Dhaka-10
Personal details
Born	(1942-07-02) 2 July 1942 (age 83)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh
Other political affiliations	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1991-2004)

Career

Mannan was elected to parliament from Dhaka-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in 1991.^[3] Mannan was re-elected from the same constituency as a BNP candidate in the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.^[4]

Mannan contested the parliamentary election from Dhaka-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the June 1996 Bangladeshi general election and lost.^[3] He received 63,631 votes.

Mannan was elected to parliament from Dhaka-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.^[3] He received 94,995 votes.

^[3] He resigned from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2005 and joined Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh.^[5]

On 15 September 2006, Mannan's rally in Noakhali District was attacked.^[6]

Mannan was elected to parliament from Laxmipur-4 as a Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh candidate on 30 December 2018.^[7] He received 183,906 votes. while his nearest rival, ASM Abdur Rob of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab), received 40,993 votes.^[8]