- Source: Mahbubur Rahman (politician, born 1940)
Mahbubur Rahman (5 January 1940 – 27 March 2021; Bengali: মাহবুবুর রহমান) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician.
Career
Rahman was a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was a member of parliament for Noakhali-3 constituency. He served as a member of parliament for four terms and 9 years as a minister in 9 ministries including education minister under Hussain Muhammad Ershad cabinet from 1986 to 1988. Rahman was elected to parliament from Comilla-7 as an Independent candidate in 1988.
He switched from Bangladesh Nationalist Party to Jatiya Party (Ershad) in 2008.
Rahman served as the vice-chairperson of Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute.
Rahman died of COVID-19 in 2021.
Personal life
Rahman had 4 sons and 2 daughters. His daughter Farah Mahbub has followed him into law, and eventually she became justice of Dhaka High Court.