Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu

Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu (31 December 1954 – 2 October 2021) was a Bangladeshi politician. He is a member of Jatiya Party.[1] He was a Jatiya Sangsad member.[2] He was the Cabinet Minister for Energy in the 1980s. He became an advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in November 2013.[3]

Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu
জিয়া উদ্দীন আহমেদ বাবলু
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Bablu in 2015
General Secretary of Jatiya Party
In office
26 July 2020 – 2 October 2021
Preceded byMashiur Rahaman Ranga
Succeeded byVacant
In office
April 2014 – 29 January 2016
Preceded byRuhul Amin Howlader
Member of Parliament
for Chittagong-9
In office
29 January 2014 – 28 January 2019
Preceded byMd. Afsarul Ameen
Succeeded byMohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Chittagong-6
In office
15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990
Preceded bySalahuddin Quader Chowdhury
Succeeded bySalahuddin Quader Chowdhury
Personal details
Born(1954-12-31)31 December 1954
Chittagong, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died2 October 2021(2021-10-02) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party
Spouse(s)
  • Farida Sarkar
    (m. 2005, her death)
  • Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman
    (m. 2017; his death 2021)
MotherNoor Mahal Begum
FatherAbul Qashem Chowdhury
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

On 7 September 2021, Bablu was hospitalized with COVID-19.[1] He died from the infection in Dhaka on 2 October 2021, aged 66.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jatiya Party Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu laid to rest". Dhaka Tribune. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu appointed PM's advisor". Dhaka Tribune. 18 November 2013. https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/11/18/ziauddin-ahmed-bablu-appointed-pms-advisor. Retrieved 30 January 2020. 
  4. "Ziauddin Bablu passes away" (in en). The Daily Star. 3 October 2021. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/ziauddin-bablu-passes-away-2189281. Retrieved 3 October 2021.