Abdul Quader Mollah facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Abdul Quader Mollah |
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| Born | 14 August 1948 Amirabad, Faridpur, East Pakistan |
| Died | 12 December 2013 (aged 65) Old Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Sanoara Jahan Peyari |
Abdul Quader Mollah (Bengali: আব্দুল কাদের মোল্লা; 14 August 1948 – 12 December 2013) was a Bangladeshi Islamist leader, writer, and politician of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Early life
Abdul Quader Mollah was born in the village of Amirabad, Faridpur, in 1948. He attended school at Amirabad Fazlul Huq Institute. He passed the H.S.C examination in 1966 and did BSc in 1968 from Rajendra College. While studying, he was elected president of the Shahidullah Hall unit of the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami – Islami Chatra Sangha. Quader Mollah worked as a senior teacher at Rifles Public School and College (now Bir Shreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College). He later became the acting principal of the institute for a short period during the regime of Ziaur Rahman. He was elected as the Vice President of Dhaka Journalists' Union for two consecutive terms in 1982 and 1983. Mollah was married to Sanwar Jahan.
Political career
In 1971 leaders of Jamaat opposed the independence movement in East Pakistan. As a member of Islami Chatra Sangha, Quader Mollah joined its paramilitary force, Al-Badar, during the Liberation war of Bangladesh. Bangladesh achieved independence that year and eventually Jamaat was banned from political participation under the new government.
After assassination of the president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 and a military coup, the new government permitted Jamaat to participate in politics again. Quader Mollah became active in the party. By 2010 he was assistant secretary general of the party. He was expelled from Bangladesh National Press Club in 2013. In 1996, prior to the controversial February elections, he was arrested along with Awami League leader Tofael Ahmed under the Special Power Act, 1974.
Quader Mollah was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh (ICT) and hanged. There were objections from the United Nations, the governments of several countries, including Turkey, and international human rights organizations but there was widespread support from the general public of Bangladesh for the execution.
See also
In Spanish: Abdul Quader Molla para niños
