Asmat Ali Khan

Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan
আছমত আলী খান
1954 East Bengali legislative election
In office
3 April 1954 – 1958
LeaderA. K. Fazlul Huq
1970 Pakistani general election, East Pakistan
In office
1970–1971
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
In office
7 March 1973 – 1978
Prime MinisterSheikh Mujibur Rahman
Personal details
Born1907 (2026-03-15UTC00:14:27)
Died21 October 1993(1993-10-21) (aged 85–86)
Resting placeMadaripur, Bangladesh
PartyAwami League
SpouseTajan Nesa Begum
ChildrenShajahan Khan
ParentAbdul Jobbar Ali Khan (Father)
ProfessionPolitician, educationist, social worker and lawyer
AwardsSwadhinata Padak
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Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan was a Bangladeshi Advocate, Politician, Educationist and Social Worker. Asmat Ali Khan was also the first elected MP Member of the Parliament in 1973. He was a close alias of Bangladesh's Father of Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 2016 a bridge was opened under his name. In 1953 he even started a school in his community.