A. S. M. Abdur Rab

A. S. M. Abdur Rab
আ. স. ম. আবদুর রব
Abdur Rab at Jatiya Oikya Front event
Abdur Rab at Suhrawardy Udyan in November 2018
3rd Leader of the Opposition
In office
3 March 1988 – 27 February 1991
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterMoudud Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded bySheikh Hasina
Succeeded bySheikh Hasina
Minister of Shipping
In office
1999–2001
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byM. K. Anwar
Syed Manzur Elahi (acting)
Succeeded bySyed Manzur Elahi (acting)
Akbar Hossain
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
In office
25 December 1998 – 13 June 2001
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byQazi Fazlur Rahman (acting)
Satish Chandra Roy
Succeeded bySadeque Hossain Khoka
Jatiya Sangsad Member from Lakshmipur-4
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byAbdur Rab Chowdhury
Succeeded byA. B. M. Ashraf Uddin
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Noakhali, East Bengal, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
Occupationpolitician

A. S. M. Abdur Rab (born 1945)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the founder secretary general of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.[1] In 1985, Rab and his followers left the party and formed a new party Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, known as JSD (Rab).[2] He served as the Jatiya Sangsad Member from Lakshmipur-4 and the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock during 1996-2001 of the first Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference genius was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Inu fails to convince dissidents". The Daily Star. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Hasina's cabinet sets a record". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 October 2018.