Oli Ahmad

Dr. Oli Ahmad Bir Bikrom
President – Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2006
State Minister of Telecommunication
In office 14 February 2014 – 5 June 2014
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Member of Parliament for Chittagong-13
In office 28 February 1991 – 5 December 2014
Member of Parliament for Chittagong-14
In office 10 June 1996 – 25 December 2008
State Minister of Power
In office 6 January 2000 – 4 March 2002
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 16 June 2002 – 23 June 2004
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
State Minister of Water Resource
In office 30 June 2004 – 20 October 2006
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Minister of Youth Development
In office 30 June 2004 – 20 October 2006
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Personal details
Born	(1939-03-13) 13 March 1939 Chittagong, Bengal, British India
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1980–2006) Liberal Democratic Party (2006–present)
Spouse	Mumtaza Begum
Children	Anwara Begum Omar Faruq Sonia Mumtaz Omar Sharif
Awards	Bir Bikrom
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1971} Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1962-1987
Rank	Colonel
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Sub-Commander of Sector - I BM of Z Force CO of 4th East Bengal Regiment Commander of 77th Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Colonel (Retd) Oli Ahmad (Template:Lang-bn), Bir Bikrom, is a Bangladeshi former minister & member of Parliament. He is a valiant freedom fighter and former Army officer. He is a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and currently president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Bangladesh.

Biography

Ahmad was the first Bengali Military officer 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. 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 President of Liberal Democratic Party, #1 registered political party of Bangladesh. While performing as Chief Coordinator for 20 Party Alliance, Dr. Oli Ahmad launched a new movement called "Jatiya Mukti Mancha" on 27 June 2019.

Elections

General Election	Parliamentary Seat	Vote	Percentage of total vote	Political Party	Result
2008	Chittagong-13	82,036	45.8	Liberal Democratic Party	Won
2008	Chittagong-14	63,412	26.9	Liberal Democratic Party	2nd
2001	Chittagong-13	70,016	53.8	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Won
2001	Chittagong-14	64,184	29.1	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	2nd
1996	Chittagong-13	62,323	61.8	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Won
1996	Chittagong-14	75,855	48.2	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Won
1991	Chittagong-13	52,072	59.5	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Won

In 1996, there was 2 election (6th & 7th Parliament), Dr. Oli Ahmad was elected MP both times. He was first elected from Chandanaish, in March 1980 by-election & was in the 2nd Parliament

Publications

Books published by Oli Ahmad include:

• Revolution, Military Personnel and the War of Liberation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Dizzy Publications, 2004.
• Battles That I Fought and Interviews of Liberation War Heroes. Dhaka: Annesha Prokashon, 2009.

See also

• Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party
• Bangladesh Nationalist Party
• Operation Searchlight
• Bir Bikrom

Further reading

• "Statesmen's Who's Who" – book published in 1992
• "Asia Pacific Who's Who" published in 2009 – Vol. IX from New Delhi, India

External links

• https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/23/world/accord-will-allow-refugees-return-to-bangladesh.html, "Accord Will Allow Refugees' Return to Bangladesh"
• "Campaign of violence". The Economist. 2 November 2006.
• http://news.priyo.com/politics/2011/07/31/oli-ahmed-agrees-launching-uni-33238.html, "Oli Ahmed agrees on launching united anti-govt movement with Khaleda"
• http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=32e8e6c03f3fa46eb672dc5680bff7da&nttl=2012012922743, "Col Oli Supports BNP's anti-government movement"
• http://www.bdinn.com/news/ugly-faces-of-ruling-party-oli-comes-under-attack/, "Ugly faces of ruling party, Oli comes under attack"
• http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=93eb9cfb64391c4ee20ac49e72216fa4&nttl=2012092430942, "Col Oli gets bail in 2 cases"

http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=234543, "Off to Jail"

http://www.dr-oliahmad.com

http://ldp-bangladesh.com