Sheikh Md Abdullah

Sheikh Md Abdullah (8 September 1945 – 13 June 2020)[1][2] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and lawyer who served as the State Minister of Religious Affairs from 2019 until his death in 2020. He was appointed as the minister in the Fourth Sheikh Hasina Cabinet in January 2019.[3][4]

Sheikh Md Abdullah
শেখ মোহাম্মদ আবদুল্লাহ
State Minister of Religious Affairs
In office
7 January 2019 – 13 June 2020
Preceded byMotiur Rahman
Personal details
Born(1945-09-08)8 September 1945
Gopalganj Mohhakuma, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died13 June 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 74)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma mater

Early life and education

Abdullah was born on 8 September 1945 in Gopalganj in the then Bengal Presidency, British India. He studied at a Qawmi madrasa and at Sultan Shahi Kekania primary school and high school. He completed his undergraduate studies at Azam Khan Government Commerce College in the Khulna District. In 1972, he completed his masters in communication from University of Dhaka. Two years later, in 1974, he completed his second masters in economics from the same university.[5]

Career

Abdullah was the founding president of the Gopalganj unit of Jubo League, the youth wing of Awami League. He joined his former high school, Sultan Shahi Kekania High School, as the headmaster. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War as a member of the Mujib Bahini in 1971. In 1975, he was appointed the Joint Secretary of Gopalganj unit of the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League.[5]

Abdullah practiced law at Dhaka and Gopalganj courts after getting a law degree from Central Law Collage, Dhaka in 1977. He served as the chief election agent of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, in the Gopalganj-3 constituency. On 7 January 2019, he was appointed the State Minister of Religious Affairs.[5]

Death

Abdullah died on 13 June 2020 near Jahangir Gate of Dhaka Cantonment while on his way to Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka.[6] He was found infected with COVID-19 after his death, marking the first death of a sitting cabinet minister in Bangladesh.[7]

References
  1. "মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রী". mora.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. "ধর্ম প্রতিমন্ত্রী শেখ আব্দুল্লাহ মারা গেছেন". ittefaq. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  3. "Those who are new state ministers". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. "ধর্ম প্রতিমন্ত্রী শেখ আব্দুল্লাহ মারা গেছেন". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. "Alhaj Advocate Sheikh Md. AbdullahHonorable State Minister — Bangladesh Hajj Management Portal". Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  6. "State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  7. "ধর্ম প্রতিমন্ত্রী করোনা পজিটিভ ছিলেন" [Minister of State for Religious Affairs was Corona Positive]. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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