Shafiqul Ghani Swapan

Shawfikul Ghaani Swapan
শফিকুল গণি স্বপন
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office
30 November 1986 – 27 March 1988
Preceded byK.M. Aminul Islam
Succeeded bySheikh Shahidul Islam
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
In office
23 October 1986 – 29 November 1986
Preceded byAR Yusuf
Succeeded byA Sattar
State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
In office
12 October 1985 – 22 October 1986
Preceded byAR Yusuf
Succeeded byA Sattar
State Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
8 March 1984 – 15 January 1985
Preceded byMinistry Established
Succeeded byZakir Khan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
In office
10 May 1979 – 12 February 1982
Preceded byMashiur Rahman
Succeeded byMoyezuddin Sarker
ConstituencyRangpur-1
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded byKazi Abdul Kuader
Succeeded byMofazzal Hossain
ConstituencyRangpur-3
Chairman of Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP
In office
December 2006 – 23 August 2009
Succeeded byJebel Rahman Ghaani
Personal details
Born11 September 1948
Rangpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died23 August 2009 (aged 60)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP
Other political
affiliations
BNP (1979-1982 and 1996-2001)
Janadal Party (1983-1985)
Jatiya Party (1986-1988)
RelativesMashiur Rahman (father)
Mansura Mohiuddin (sister)
Alma materQueen Mary, University of London

Shawfikul Ghaani Swapan was a Bangladeshi politician and the chairman of the Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP. During his political career, he served as a member of parliament twice, and held cabinet positions in both the Zia and Ershad governments. His positions included serving as the state minister of defence, state minister of youth and sports, minister of civil aviation and tourism, and minister of housing and public works.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ds26Aug2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "NAP (Bhasani) demands exit of Iajuddin from interim authority". bdnews24.com. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (Fourth ed.). Scarescrow Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.