A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon (born 12 January 1956) is a

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politician, lawyer and a former member of

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from the

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constituency.

Early life

Khokon was born in Sonapur, in the district of

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Sonaimuri Upazila Sonaimuri (সোনাইমুড়ী) is a newly established upazila or sub-district in Noakhali District, Bangladesh. It consists of ten union councils or parishads - Ambarnagar, Amisha Para, Bazra, Deoti, Jayag, Nadana, Nateshwar, Sonaimu ...

. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed was his father, and Begum Raushan Ara was his mother. Of his nine siblings, he is the oldest. Khokon obtained SSC from Gopalpur High School in Noakhali. HSC from Dhaka Government College and

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with an LLB. In

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, UK, he earned an LLB (Hons) degree in 1992. In 1993, he graduated as a Barrister at Law from the

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. Since 1994, he has worked in the legal field.

Career

Mahbub Uddin Khokon was elected to parliament from Noakhali-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2008. He is also the party chief

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's lawyer. He is the founder and leader of the law firm 'Mahbub & Company' based in

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. On 15 December 2018, he was wounded by six bullets fired by the

police under

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government during his election campaign for the upcoming general election. In March 2024, he was elected as the president of

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Personal life

Kokhon and his wife have one daughter and one son. Their son is also a barrister.

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1956 births Living people Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub