Mahbubur Rob Sadi
Mahbubur Rob Sadi | |
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মাহবুবুর রব সাদী | |
Portrait following the Bangladesh Liberation War | |
| Member of Parliament for Sylhet-20 | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1942 Nabiganj, Assam, British India |
| Died | 17 October 2016 (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | British India (1942-1947), Pakistan (1947-1971), Bangladesh (1971-2016) |
| Political party | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League (1963 – 1972) |
| Awards | Bir Protik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Mukti Bahini |
| Unit | Sector – IV |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Dewan Mahbubur Rob Sadi Chaudhuri (Bengali: দেওয়ান মাহবুবুর রব সাদী চৌধুরী; 10 May 1942 – 17 October 2016) was a Bengali politician. He was a 1971 Liberation War veteran and war hero who led the Jalalpur sub-sector (sector 4) as sub-sector commander of the Mukti Bahini under Sector Commander Maj Gen C. R. Datta. Sadi was awarded Bir Protik on 15 December 1973 for demonstration of personal acts of valor during the war. He was elected a member of parliament in 1979. Besides being a freedom fighter and politician, Sadi was also a singer, poet, columnist and songwriter. He was an active columnist for the Manab Zamin and his articles and letters appeared in various national and international newspapers and magazines like The Economist, The Daily Star, The Daily Ittefaq and Prothom Alo. Sadi served as the executive director of Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd, and later founded a socio-political organization named Centre for Democratic Practice, dedicated towards fostering democracy and national consciousness and consensus in Bangladesh.