Abdul Kader Siddique
Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique | |
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বঙ্গবীর আব্দুল কাদের সিদ্দিকী | |
Siddique in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
| Succeeded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
| Constituency | Tangail-8 |
| In office 12 June 1996 – 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Humayun Khan Panni |
| Succeeded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
| Constituency | Tangail-8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Political party | Krishak Sramik Janata League |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Nasrin Siddique |
| Relatives | Abdul Latif Siddiqui (brother) |
| Awards | Bir Uttom |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Provisional Government of Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Mukti Bahini |
| Unit | Kaderia Bahini |
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Abdul Kader Siddique is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Mukti Bahini commander, and organizer of the Bangladesh War of Independence. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army. The army was called Kaderia Bahini (Kader's Army). At the end of the war in 1971, Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces, signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999, he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party, the Krishak Sramik Janata League.