Abdul Moyeen Khan

Abdul Moyeen Khan (born 1 January 1947) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He is the incumbent Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives since August 2026. He is a member of the current standing committee of the party. He served as the minister of state for planning, government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996, minister of information during 2001–2002 and the minister of science and information & communication technology (now renamed) during 2002–2006. He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.

Early life Khan is the son of Abdul Momen Khan, formerly the top civil servant in Bangladesh (cabinet secretary) and a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the minister of food in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.

Khan completed his Higher Secondary education from Notre Dame College and graduated as a PhD from the University of Sussex in 1973.

Career Khan was a professor of physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first successfully ran for the fifth parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi-2 constituency. He received 42,851 votes while his nearest rival, Delwar Hossain Khan of the Jatiya Party, received 23,896 votes.

Khan was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2.

Khan contested the 2008 election from Narsingdi-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but lost to Anwarul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League. He had received 71,859 votes while the winner received 101,687 votes. Palash Upazila unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party organized a reception for him. The Swechhasebak League declared a program at the same location for Victory Day. He briefed the diplomats on the recent municipal elections in Bangladesh. On 16 December 2018, Khan's motorcade was attacked in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District injuring 50. He was the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for Narsingdi-2.

After the 2024 Bangladeshi general election, Khan predicted the Sheikh Hasina led government would be forced to resign. The election was boycotted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He had described the Awami League government as more dangerous than a dictatorship due to its pretense of democracy.