KM Obaidur Rahman

Khandakar Mohammad Obaidur Rahman (5 May 1940 – 21 March 2007) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 1973 representing Bangladesh Awami League and in 1979, 1996 and 2001 representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Early life Khandakar Mohammad Obaidur Rahman was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Khandakars on 5 May 1940 at Laskardia, Nagarkanda Upazila, Faridpur District, East Bengal, British Raj. His father was Khandakar Mohammad Atiqur Rahman. He earned his MA degree in 1964 from the University of Dhaka. He was an accused in the 1975 Jail Killing case in which four national leaders of Bangladesh Awami League were killed. Obaidur Rahman joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. He was elected to parliament as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was a member of the cabinet in charge of the Ministry of Fishery and Livestock and later of the Ministry of Aviation and Tourism. From 1986 to 1988 he served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was elected to parliament in 1996 and in 2001. He formed the Janata Party in the 1980s with a ship as its symbol.

Personal life Obaidur Rahman was married to Professor Shaheda Obaid, who had a daughter named, Shama Obaed. Obaidur Rahman became her adopted father. On 18 March 2008 Shahida Obaid was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission on graft allegation relating to her chairmanship of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka. Shama Obaed contested the Faridpur-2 parliamentary election in 2008 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. Shama is the Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Death and legacy Obaidur Rahman died on 21 March 2007 in Apollo Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was buried in Laskardia, Nagarkanda Upazila, Faridpur District.