Sarwar Jan Mia (1 April 1926 – 30 January 2014) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer from

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who was a member of the then Pakistan National Assembly, then member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly and then member of Parliament for

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constituency.

Early life

Mia was born on 1 April 1926 in Sadardi,

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. He holds Matriculation from Bhanga High School, IA from Rajendra College, BA from Kolkata Islamia College, MA from

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and LLB from

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. Mia was a roommate and classmate of

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in the unemployed hostel of Kolkata Islamia College.

Career

Mia joined the legal profession in 1951 at Faridpur Bar. He served as the President of Faridpur District Bar for 12 terms, President of Faridpur District Bar Association, Principal of Faridpur Law College and President of Faridpur Muslim Mission. Mia was the General Secretary of the Greater Faridpur District Muslim League, a member of the then Pakistan Muslim League and later the President of the Faridpur District Bangladesh Nationalist Party for a long time. In 1958, Mia was elected Vice Chairman of Faridpur Municipality and became a member of Faridpur District Board. He was elected a member of the then Pakistan National Assembly as a candidate of the Muslim League in 1962 and a member of the then

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as a candidate of the

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in 1964. Mia was elected as a Member of Parliament from the then Faridpur-5 constituency as a candidate of the

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in the Sixth Parliamentary Election on 15 January 1996.

Death

Mia died on 30 January 2014 at Faridpur Heart Foundation Hospital, Bangladesh. He was buried at Alipur Cemetery in Faridpur.

References

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