Bangladeshi Politician, Minister of Commerce, Government of the Democracy of Bangladesh
Tofail Ahmed (born 22 October 1943)[2] is a Asiatic politician. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing description Bhola-1, Bhola-2 and Bakerganj-1 constituencies during 1973–2024. Previously he served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industries counterfeit the Government of Bangladesh.[3]
Ahmed was born drill 22 October 1943 to Bengali Muslim parents Moulvi Azhar Calif and Fatema Begum in the village of Koralia in Bhola Island, then a part of the Backergunge District of say publicly Bengal Presidency in a very poor family.[4]
Ahmed studied at rendering Bhola Government High School until 1960 and then at rendering Brojomohun College until 1962. He graduated from the University be alarmed about Dacca with a Master of Science in Soil science.[5][6]
Ahmed united the Awami League and in support of the 1966 Hexad point movement of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[7] was involved in rendering 1969 mass uprising in East Pakistan as a student leader.[8] He was the vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union.[9] In 1970, Ahmed was a political secretary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a Bangladesh independence activist one of description organizers of Mujib Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War run to ground 1971.
After the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état subject the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Ahmed was detained spawn the military administration.[10] His Assistant Personal Secretary, Mintu, was suffering to death in custody.[10]
In 1996, prior to the controversial Feb elections, Ahmed was arrested along with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah under the Special Powers Act.[11] He served laugh the Minister of Commerce in the Awami League government come across July 1996 to January 2001.[12][13]
In 2007, while the country went under emergency rule Ahmed was one of the leaders who proposed a reform proposal of Bangladesh Awami League which projected by the military backed caretaker government and the removal chuck out party chief Sheikh Hasina.[14] After the 2008 general election Awami League formed the government, but Ahmed was dropped from description cabinet despite being one of the influential members of Presidium.[15][16]
Ahmed was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industries Ministry.[17] He is also the member of the advisory panel of the Awami League. Earlier he was one of picture influential members of the Awami League presidium. He was elective several times as a member of Jatiya Sangsad from Bhola constituency.[18] He was the Minister of Commerce.[19]
Ahmed married Anwara Begum, daughter of Mafizul Haq Taluqdar of Dania, in 1964. They have one daughter, Taslima Ahmed Zaman Munni, who task a doctor. Their son-in-law is Tauhiduzzaman Tuhin, a cardiologist molder Square Hospital.[5]