Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher (Bengali: সৈয়দ আবদুল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ তাহের; born 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament for the Comilla-12 constituency in seventh parliamentary elections from 2001 to 2006 in Bangladesh.^[1] He is a member of Central Working Committee of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,^[2] and its International Affairs secretary.^[3]

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher
সৈয়দ আবদুল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ তাহের
Member of parliament for Comilla-12
In office October 2001 – October 2006
Preceded by	Md. Mujibul Haque
Succeeded by	Md. Mujibul Haque
Personal details
Born	1958 Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Spouse	Dr. Habiba Akhter Chowdhury
Alma mater	Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Occupation	Physician, politician

Career

Later, Taher was selected as Secretary General of the Islami Chatra Shibir and finally led the organisation as its Central President for two consecutive terms during 1985-86 and 1986–87.^[4]

Taher was elected as a Member of Parliament in Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006^[1][5][6] and was part of two parliamentary bodies, the Public accounts committee and the Public undertaking committee.^{[citation needed]}

Taher was also arrested by joint forces on allegations of extortion, looting and grabbing during the tenure of the military backed caretaker government on 7 March 2007. He was released on ad-interim bail on 7 August 2008.^[7]

Taher was imprisoned several times, most recently in 2013, when he was arrested on 2 January 2013,^[8] by RAB personnel, in connection with various allegations, including arson attacks, attacks on police and conspiracy against the government. He was later released on bail.^{[citation needed]}

Taher met with the First Political Secretary at the United States Embassy Matthew Bay on 16 October 2023.^[9]