Sultan Ahmed | |
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Member of the Constituent Assembly of Burma from Maungdaw | |
In office 1947–1948 | |
Member of the Union Parliament from Maungdaw | |
In office 1951–1962 | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Minorities | |
In office 1956–1960 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1901 Balukhali, Maungdaw, Arakan, Myanmar. |
Died | 2 March 1981 Chittagong, Bangladesh | (aged 79–80)
Political party | Jamiat e Ulema |
Other political affiliations | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
Spouse | Aye Nyunt (Zura Begum) |
Alma mater | Bachelor degree from Culcutta, Bachelor of Law from Rangoon University |
Sultan Ahmed (1901 – 2 March 1981) was one of the longest serving legislators from Arakan, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). Ahmed was the president of the Jamiat-e-Ulema party, which was allied with the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, the founding political party of Burma. Ahmed served in the Burmese parliament until the 1962 Burmese coup d'état.[1]