Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir | |
|---|---|
মহিউদ্দীন খান আলমগীর | |
Alamgir in May 2017 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 18 September 2012 – 21 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sahara Khatun |
| Succeeded by | Asaduzzaman Khan |
| Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
| In office 29 January 1997 – 30 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Mosharraf Hossain |
| Minister of State for Planning | |
| In office 29 January 1997 – 31 December 1997 | |
| Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan |
| Succeeded by | Salim Mahmud |
| Constituency | Chandpur-1 |
| Advisory Council Member of Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1942 |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Children | Jalal Alamgir |
| Education | Master of Arts & Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Economist, Politician |
Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir (born 1 March 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chandpur-1 constituency since 2008, and was Minister of Home Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He is also an economist, former civil servant, and writer in Bangladesh.
Alamgir taught at the university until 1965. Joining the civil service that year, he served in numerous positions, for a total of 32 years. He held several positions with the Finance Ministry, in addition to regional posts. Beginning in the late 1990s, he was appointed to political positions when the Awami League was in power. He was detained without charges and tortured during 2002. An international effort helped obtain his release. He was arrested, charged and convicted in 2007 under a military caretaker government, and imprisoned until October 2008. In addition to writing and publishing development economics textbooks and numerous articles on this topic, Alamgir published his memoir My Days in Jail (2003).