A. S. M. Abdur Rab
A. S. M. Abdur Rab | |
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আ. স. ম. আবদুর রব | |
Abdur Rab at Suhrawardy Udyan in November 2018 | |
| 3rd Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 3 March 1988 – 27 February 1991 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister of Shipping | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | M. K. Anwar Syed Manzur Elahi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Syed Manzur Elahi (acting) Akbar Hossain |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| In office 25 December 1998 – 13 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Qazi Fazlur Rahman (acting) Satish Chandra Roy |
| Succeeded by | Sadeque Hossain Khoka |
| Jatiya Sangsad Member from Lakshmipur-4 | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Abdur Rab Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 79–80) Noakhali, East Bengal, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |
| Occupation | politician |
A. S. M. Abdur Rab (born 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the founder secretary general of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. In 1985, Abdur Rab and his followers left the party and formed a new party Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, known as JSD (Rab). He served as the Jatiya Sangsad Member from Lakshmipur-4 and the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock during 1996-2001 of the first Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.