Abu Sayed Matiul Hannan Shah (known as Hannan Shah; 11 October 1941 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician and army officer from

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. He served as the jute minister and a

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member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency during 1991–1996.

Early life

Shah was born in Ghagtia, Kapasia,

in the-then British India. His father, Fakir Abdul Mannan, was a minister in the Pakistan government during 1965–1968. In 1962, Hannan Shah was commissioned in

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. Shah's younger brother, Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman, was a judge in the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.

Career

Shah retired from the

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as a Brigadier general in 1982. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1984. He served as the standing committee member of the

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. Shah served as the Minister of Jute during 1991–96. On 25 November 2013, Shah was arrested by

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from his residence.

Personal life and death

Shah was married to Nahid Hannan. Together they had one daughter, Sharmin Hannan and two sons, Shah Rezaul Hannan and Shah Reazul Hannan. In January 2015, Shah was hospitalized to

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in Dhaka with respiratory problems. He died at the age of 74 in

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while undergoing treatment for heart disease on 27 September 2016.

References

1941 births 2016 deaths Bangladesh Army brigadiers Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Ministers of textiles and jute of Bangladesh 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis People from Kapasia Upazila 20th-century Bangladeshi military personnel {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub