Oli Ahmad

Oli Ahmad
BB
অলি আহমদ
Oli in 2004
President of Liberal Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2006
Secretary-GeneralRedwan Ahmed
Preceded byoffice established
Member of Parliament
In office
28 February 1991 – 5 December 2014
Preceded byAfsar Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Chowdhury
ConstituencyChittagong-13
In office
10 June 1996 – 25 December 2001
Preceded byShajahan Chowdhury
Succeeded byShajahan Chowdhury
ConstituencyChittagong-14
Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
In office
19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byKhandaker Mosharraf Hossain
Succeeded byJamilur Reza Choudhury
Minister of Communications
In office
20 March 1991 – 19 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byAnwar Hossain Manju
Succeeded byAbdul Matin Chowdhury
President of Bangladesh Football Federation
In office
1992–1994
Preceded byMahmudul Hasan
Succeeded byMohammad Hanif
Personal details
Born (1941-09-30) 30 September 1941 (age 85)
Chittagong, Bengal, British India
PartyLiberal Democratic Party
(2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1988–2006)
SpouseMamtaz Begum
Children4
EducationPhD from Oxford Brooks
Awards
Bir Bikrom
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Mukti Bahini
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service
1967-1980
RankColonel
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Oli Ahmad BB (born 30 September 1941) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the current president of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and member of parliament who held several ministral positions. He is also a veteran freedom fighter who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Military career

Pakistan Army

He was commissioned in the Pakistani Army in 1967. He was posted to the 4th East Bengal Regiment in 1967. On 24 September 1970, he was posted to the 8th East Bengal Regiment.

Liberation War of Bangladesh

Ahmad was one of the Bengali military officers to revolt against the Pakistani army on 25 March 1971, before the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the first officer to be awarded the Bir Bikrom for his bravery during that war. He fought under Major Ziaur Rahman in Sector No. 1.

Bangladesh Army

After the independence of Bangladesh, he was promoted to the rank of major in October 1972. Later, he served as the 2nd-in-Command of 19,9,10 and 6 East Bengal Regiment. In September 1975, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was appointed as the commanding officer of the 24 East Bengal Regiment in Saidpur. In November 1975, he was posted to Army Headquarters as general staff officer-1 (operations). Later, he served in the offices of army chief, DCMLA, CMLA, and the president of Bangladesh. In January 1980, he was promoted to the rank of colonel. On 10 January 1980, he resigned from the army.

Political career

Ahmad is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On 26 October 2006, Ahmad and several other senior leaders of the BNP defected to form the Liberal Democratic Party. At present he is serving as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party. While chief coordinator for the 20 Party Alliance, Ahmad launched a new movement called "Jatiya Mukti Mancha" on 27 June 2019.

Elections

General elections

In 1996, there were two elections (6th and 7th parliaments); Oli Ahmad was elected MP both times. He was first elected from Chandanaish, in the March 1980 by-election and was in the 2nd parliament.

General Election Parliamentary Seat Vote Percentage of total vote Political Party Result
2008Chittagong-1382,03645.8Liberal Democratic PartyWon
Chittagong-1463,41226.92nd
2001Chittagong-1370,01653.8Bangladesh Nationalist PartyWon
Chittagong-1464,18429.12nd
1996Chittagong-1362,32361.8Won
Chittagong-1475,85548.2Won
1991Chittagong-1352,07259.5Won

Presidential elections

Election Candidate Political Party National affiliation Votes % Result
2026 Oli Ahmed Liberal Democratic Party 11 Party Alliance 88 25.66 Lost

Bangladesh Football Federation

Ahmad served as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) from 1992 until he resigned in late 1994.

Publications

Books published by Oli Ahmad include:

References

  1. ↑ "Profile - Oli Ahmad". tritiyomatra.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bio Data, English | Dr. Oli Ahmad, Bir Bikram". Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dissidents quit Bangladesh's ruling party, alleging corruption". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007.
  4. ↑ "Badruddoza, Oli form new political party". The New Nation. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh Election Commission". ecs.gov.bd.
  6. ↑ "Oli declares new political alliance with aim to 'free Khaleda'". Daily Sun.
  7. ↑ "Oli announces new alliance with aim to 'free Khaleda'". The Daily Star. 27 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "List of 6th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  10. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  11. ↑ "Dr. Oli Ahmad, Bir Bikram". dr-oliahmad.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Iqbal, Nair (25 September 2017). ক্লাবই যখন খেলেছে 'বাংলাদেশ' নামে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Iqbal, Niar (17 July 2023). "'বাংলাদেশ' নাম নিয়ে মুক্তিযোদ্ধার ইয়েমেনকে হারানোর সেই গল্প". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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