Golam Mawla

Golam Mawla
গোলাম মাওলা
Member of Parliament
for Bogra-3
In office
15 February 1996 – 12 June 1996
Preceded byAbdul Majid Talukdar
Succeeded byAbdul Majid Talukdar
Personal details
Born(1940-01-08)8 January 1940
Rajshahi District
Died10 April 2019(2019-04-10) (aged 79)
Dhaka Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service1963-1995
Rank Major General
UnitCorps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Commands
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani war of 1965

Major-General Golam Mawla is a retired military officer,[1] a Bangladeshi politician from Bogra District of Bangladesh, and a former member of parliament elected from the Bogra-3 constituency in February 1996.[2]

Early Life and Education

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He was born on 8 January 1940 in Rajshahi.He is the younger brother of former Justice Mohammad Gholam Rabbani.He obtained his B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology,Lahore.

Career

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Military Career

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He was commissioned in EME Corps of Pakistan Army in 1963.He raised to the rank of Major in Pakistan Army.In 1971 he was posted in Dhaka Cantonment as the Commanding Officer of 149 Infantry Workshop but after the crackdown he was sent to Saudi Arabia for training.Later on 13th December 1971 he was sent back to Pakistan.Later he was taken to the P.O.W. Camp in Karachi.He repatriated to Bangladesh in 1973.In Bangladesh Army he served in various positions.He served as the Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh, Quarter Master General.He also served as the chairman of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board and as the Defense Advisor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabica.He retired from Army on 7 January 1995.

Political Career

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Golam Mawla was elected to parliament from Bogra-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 15 February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.

References

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  1. ^ বগুড়া-৩ আসনে বিএনপির মনোনয়ন দৌড়ে নতুন মুখ. Samakal (in Bengali). 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.