Mohammad Hanif (mayor)

For those of a similar name, see Mohammad Hanif.
Mohammad Hanif
Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation
In office
12 March 1994  4 April 2002
Succeeded by Sadeque Hossain Khoka
Personal details
Died 28 November 2006(2006-11-28)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place Azimpur Graveyard
Citizenship Bangladeshi
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Mohammad Hanif (death 28 November 2006) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation from 1994 until 2002.[1]

Career

Hanif was an elected parliament member from Dhaka-12 constituency in 1973 and served as a whip of the National Parliament.[1] He also served as the president of Dhaka City Awami League.[2]

Hanif was elected the mayor of Dhaka City Corporation on 12 March 1994.

Hanif suffered splinter injuries during the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack on an Bangladesh Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka.[3]

Death and legacy

Hanif was taken to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok on February 10 2006 and returned on August 25 after a six-month treatment.[2] On 28 November 2006, he died at Apollo Hospital due to multiple organ failures.[1]

A flyover in Dhaka, Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover, is named after him.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mayor Hanif's death anniversary today". The Daily Star. November 28, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Hanif laid to rest". The Daily Star. November 29, 2006.
  3. "Mohammad Hanif's 7th death anniversary today". The Daily Star. November 28, 2013.
  4. "Hanif Flyover: Increased toll creates chaos". The Daily Star. November 8, 2013.
New creation Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation
1994–2002
Succeeded by
Sadeque Hossain Khoka
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