A. T. M. Abdul Wahab

A. T. M. Abdul Wahab is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Magura-1.

Early life

Wahab was born on 29 December 1946. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war as the sub-sector commander of Sector Eight.

Career

Wahab retired from Bangladesh Army with the rank of major general. He wrote a book, Mukti Bahini Wins Victory: Military Oligarchy Divides Pakistan in 1971, about the history of the Bangladesh Liberation war.
Wahab was elected to parliament in 2015 from Magura-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in a by-election. The by-election were called after the death of the incumbent member of parliament, Muhammad Serajul Akbar. He was selected out of 17 potential candidates interviewed by Awami League Parliamentary Board.
In June 2021, Transparency International Bangladesh reported widespread corruption, mismanagement, and political interference at the Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital. The report blamed the chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Wahab.