Yussuf Abdullah Harun
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
14 January 2014 – 7 January 2024
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byKazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Succeeded byJahangir Alam Sarkar
ConstituencyComilla-3
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947
Political partyAwami League (from 1995)
Alma materComilla Zilla School
Victoria College, Comilla

Yussuf Abdullah Harun (Bengali: ইউসুফ আবদুল্লাহ হারুন) is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament for Comilla-3.

Early life

Harun was born on 15 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhubanghar in Muradnagar, Tippera District. His father, Harun-or-Rashid, was also the MP of Comilla-3 from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and his mother's name is Noor Jahan Rashid.[1] Harun completed a bachelor in communication. He is an F.C.A. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.[2]

Career

Harun was a councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange and president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1998.[3]

Harun was the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2003.[4][5] He is the chairman of Asia Insurance Limited.[6]

On 20 April 2004, Harun received bail in a murder case.[7] He had been accused of shooting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a clash with Awami League on 5 May 2002.[7]

Harun was re-elected chairman of Asia Insurance Limited in 2011.[8]

Harun was elected to parliament in 2014 as an independent candidate.[2][9] He received 78,647 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Ahsanul Alam Kishor, received 56,336 votes.[10] He is a member of the committee on estimates of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.[11] He took the initiative to help design and open the Allah Chattar in Muradnagar.[12]

Harun was re-elected to parliament from Comilla-3 in 2018 as an Awami League candidate.[13][14] He received 273,182 votes while his nearest rival, KM Mujibul Haque of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 12,358 votes.[14]

References

  1. ↑ বাংলাদেশ গেজেট : অতিরিক্ত সংখ্যা (PDF) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission. 8 January 2014. p. 227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Yussuf Abdullah Harun". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Rahman, M. Shamsur (1998-01-14). "PM assures quick approval Merchant banks to come soon". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  4. ↑ "Canadian team signs $24m export, investment deals". The Daily Star. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Joint business council with Indonesia formed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  6. ↑ "Asia Insurance declares 12pc dividend". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  7. 1 2 "Attempted Murder Case Yussuf Abdullah Harun gets bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  8. ↑ "Harun reelected as Asia Insurance chairman". The Daily Star. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Comilla-3 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  11. ↑ "JS body for forming land acquisition committee for home ministry projects". New Age. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. ↑ মহান আল্লাহ তায়ালার ৯৯ নামের দৃষ্টিনন্দন ভাস্কর্য কুমিল্লার মুরাদনগরে. International Quran News Agency (in Bengali). 14 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Who are the Awami League candidates?". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  14. 1 2 "Cumilla-3 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-13.


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