Asmat Ali Khan
Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
আছমত আলী খান | |
| 1954 East Bengali legislative election | |
| In office 3 April 1954 – 1958 | |
| Leader | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
| 1970 Pakistani general election, East Pakistan | |
| In office 1970–1971 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh | |
| In office 7 March 1973 – 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 British India (now Madaripur Bangladesh) |
| Died | 21 October 1993 (aged 85–86) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Madaripur, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Spouse | Tajan Nesa Begum |
| Children | Shajahan Khan |
| Parent | Abdul Jobbar Ali Khan (Father) |
| Profession | Politician, educationist, social worker and lawyer |
| Awards | Swadhinata Padak |
Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan was a Bangladeshi Advocate, Politician, Educationist and Social Worker. Asmat Ali Khan was also the first elected MP Member of the Parliament in 1973. He was a close alias of Bangladesh's Father of Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 2016 a bridge was opened under his name. In 1953 he even started a school in his community.