Zakaria Taher Sumon
Zakaria Taher | |
|---|---|
জাকারিয়া তাহের | |
.jpg) Sumon in 2026 | |
| Minister for Housing and Public Works | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Adilur Rahman Khan |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | A. Z. M. Shafiuddin Shamim |
| Constituency | Comilla-8 |
| In office 19 December 2004 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Taher |
| Succeeded by | Ali Ashraf |
| Constituency | Comilla-7 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zakaria Taher Sumon 15 December 1965 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Zakaria Taher (born 15 December 1965)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Cumilla-8 constituency and the incumbent minister of housing and public works since February 2026.[2]
Career
Sumon was elected to parliament from Cumilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election which was called following the death of the then incumbent Abu Taher, and also Sumon's father.[3][4][5]
Sumon's brother, Abu Naser Mohammad Yeahea, who had recently passed away on the 31 December 2024, had provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008.[6]
References
- ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "BNP lawmaker Taher passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "BNP chairperson gets new office". bdnews24.com. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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