Abdur Rab Serniabat
Abdur Rob Serniabat was a Bangladeshi politician and the former water resources minister. He was the brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, and the maternal uncle of Sheikh Hasina, the five-time prime minister of Bangladesh. He was killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975.
Early life
Serniabat was born on 4 April 1921 to the Bengali Muslim Serniabat family of Seral, Agailjhara in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. The family were direct descendants of Emperor Sher Shah Suri. He passed his matriculation from Chadshi High School in Gauranadi or Bhola High School, Intermediate of Arts from Brojomohun College, Bachelor of Arts from Calcutta Islamia College, and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Dacca.Career
At early stages in his career, Abdur Rob Serniabat was a lawyer in the city of Barishal. He later stepped into politics, becoming general secretary of the Ganatantri Party from 1956. Serniabat then joined the central committee of the National Awami Party when it formed in 1957. In 1969, he joined the East Pakistan Awami League and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan at the 1970 Pakistani general election but this assembly was never formed. It led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, where Serniabat served as the Chairman of the Barisal South Zonal Council and remained a member of the Awami league central working committee.After independence, he carried out his appointed role as the minister of Water Resources for Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He later joined Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League.