Muhammad Abdul Mannan (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Minister of Planning of Bangladesh from 2019 to 2024.

Early life

Abdul Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria,

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. He finished his O-level at the

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. He graduated from the

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Career

In 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the

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of Kishorgonj District,

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, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary (Political) in

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, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in

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. In 2005, he joined the

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. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from

Sunamganj-3 Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas. History The ...

. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of Finance on 12 January 2014. He was also made the State Minister of Planning in April 2014.

Controversy

Mannan was detained after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in August 2024.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Mannan, Muhammad Living people University of Dhaka alumni Awami League politicians State ministers of finance of Bangladesh State ministers of planning of Bangladesh People from Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division PAF College Sargodha alumni 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Ministers of planning of Bangladesh 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 1946 births Murari Chand College alumni 12th Jatiya Sangsad members