Promode Mankin

Promode Mankin (18 April 1939 – 11 May 2016)^[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and state minister of social welfare affairs. He was the first Catholic and first member of the country's Christian community to become a government minister in Bangladesh. Later, his son, Jewel Areng, was elected MP after his father's death in his constituency.^[2]

Promode Mankin Samgma
প্রমোদ মানকিন
Mankin during his visit to Moscow in 2012
State Minister of Social Welfare Affairs
In office 31 July 2009 – 11 May 2016
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Selima Rahman
Succeeded by	K. M. Khalid
Member of Parliament
In office 1 October 2001 – 11 May 2016
Preceded by	Afzal H. Khan
Succeeded by	Jewel Areng
Constituency	Mymensingh-1
Personal details
Born	(1939-04-18)18 April 1939 Netrokona, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	11 May 2016(2016-05-11) (aged 76) Mumbai, India
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse	Momota Areng
Children	6
Relatives	Jewel Areng (son)

Early life and career

Mankin was born on 18 April 1939 at Ramnagar village in Bakalijora Union, Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona to Megha Tozu and Hridoy Cecelia Mankin. He joined the Awami League in 1991. He was the president of the Bangladesh Christian Association.^[2] He was elected member of parliament from Mymensingh-1 four times.^[3] He was a member of the Garo community. He fought in the Bangladesh liberation war.^[4]

Personal life and death

On 29 January 1964, Mankin married Momota Arengh. They had five daughters and one son.^[1] He died on 11 May 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, India.^[5]