Oli Ahmad

Colonel (Retd.)
Oli Ahmad
Bir Bikrom
অলি আহমদ
Ahmad in 2004
President of Liberal Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2006
Minister of State for Telecommunication
In office
14 February 2014 – 5 June 2014
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Chittagong-13
In office
28 February 1991 – 5 December 2014
Preceded byAfsar Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Chowdhury
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Chittagong-14
In office
10 June 1996 – 25 December 2001
Preceded byShajahan Chowdhury
Succeeded byShajahan Chowdhury
Minister of State for of Power
In office
6 January 2000 – 4 March 2002
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
16 June 2002 – 23 June 2004
Minister of State for Water Resource
In office
30 June 2004 – 20 October 2006
Minister of Youth Development
In office
30 June 2004 – 20 October 2006
Personal details
Born (1939-03-13) 13 March 1939 (age 85)
Chittagong, Bengal, British India
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party (1988–2006)
Liberal Democratic Party
(2006–present)
SpouseMumtaza Begum
Children4
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (Before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1965-1980
Rank Colonel
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Colonel Oli Ahmad (born 13 March 1939)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former minister and a member of Jatiya Sangsad. He is a former Bangladesh Army officer. He is a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and currently president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Bangladesh.[2]

Military Career

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Pakistan Army

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He was commissioned in Pakistan Army in 1965.He was posted to 4th East Bengal Regiment in 1967.On 24th September 1970 he was posted to 8th East Bengal Regiment.

Liberation War of Bangladesh

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Ahmad was the first Bengali Military officer to revolt against the Pakistani army on 25 March 1971 before the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the first officer to be awarded the Bir Bikrom for his bravery during that war. He fought under Major Ziaur Rahman in Sector No. 1.[2]

Bangladesh Army

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After the independence of Bangladesh he was promoted to the rank of Major in October 1972.Later he served as the second in Command of 19,9,10 and 6 East Bengal Regiment.In September 1975 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was appointed as the commanding officer of 24 East Bengal Regiment in Saidpur.In November 1975 he was posted to Army Headquarters as General Staff Officer-1 (Operations).Later he served in the office of Army Chief,DCMLA,CMLA and the President of Bangladesh.In January 1980 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel.On 10 January 1980 he resigned from the Army.[2]


Political Career

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Ahmad is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On 26 October 2006, Ahmad and several other senior leaders of the BNP defected to form the Liberal Democratic Party.[3][4] At present he is serving as the president of Liberal Democratic Party.[5] While performing as Chief Coordinator for 20 Party Alliance, Ahmad launched a new movement called "Jatiya Mukti Mancha" on 27 June 2019.[6][7]

Elections

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General Election Parliamentary Seat Vote Percentage of total vote Political Party Result
2008 Chittagong-13 82,036 45.8 Liberal Democratic Party Won
2008 Chittagong-14 63,412 26.9 Liberal Democratic Party 2nd
2001 Chittagong-13 70,016 53.8 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Won
2001 Chittagong-14 64,184 29.1 Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2nd
1996 Chittagong-13 62,323 61.8 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Won
1996 Chittagong-14 75,855 48.2 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Won
1991 Chittagong-13 52,072 59.5 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Won

In 1996, there was 2 election (6th & 7th Parliament), Dr. Oli Ahmad was elected MP both times.[8][9] He was first elected from Chandanaish, in March 1980 by-election & was in the 2nd Parliament[10]

Publications

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Books published by Oli Ahmad include:

  • Revolution, Military Personnel and the War of Liberation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Dizzy Publications, 2004.
  • Battles That I Fought and Interviews of Liberation War Heroes. Dhaka: Annesha Prokashon, 2009.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile - Oli Ahmad". tritiyomatra.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio Data,English | Dr. Oli Ahmad,Bir Bikram". Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Dissidents quit Bangladesh's ruling party, alleging corruption". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Badruddoza, Oli form new political party". The New Nation. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd.
  6. ^ "Oli declares new political alliance with aim to 'free Khaleda'".
  7. ^ "Oli announces new alliance with aim to 'free Khaleda'". The Daily Star. 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  9. ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  10. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.

Further reading

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  • "Statesmen's Who's Who" – book published in 1992
  • "Asia Pacific Who's Who" published in 2009 – Vol. IX from New Delhi, India
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