Fasihuddin Mahtab
Fasihuddin Mahtab, also spelt Fashiuddin Mahtab, was a Bangladeshi researcher, social worker and the secretary-general of BIRDEM and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, as well as a member of President Ziaur Rahman's advisory council and later technocrat minister. He was also the son-in-law of BIRDEM founder Muhammad Ibrahim, who was also a member of the advisory council.
Career
In late 1970s, Mahtab served as a minister of state for agriculture during Ziaur Rahman's presidency before being promoted to cabinet minister. He served variously as Planning Minister, Agriculture Minister and Finance Minister as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad.Personal life
Mahtab was born to Bangladeshi politician and magistrate and East Pakistani MP of the national assembly Mahtabuddin Sarker. He was married to Ibrahim's daughter Hajera Mahtab.Books
- Green Haauz Protikriya o Bangladeshe Tar Probhab
- Report on the Agricultural Census of Bangladesh
Death and burial