Md. Mahbub Ali


Md. Mahbub Ali is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Habiganj-4. He served as the state minister for civil aviation and tourism in Hasina's fourth cabinet.

Early life

Ali was born on 17 July 1961 to a Bengali family from the village of Baneshwar in Madhabpur, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district, East Pakistan. He was the son of Maulana Asad Ali, a former member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Ali holds a B.A. and a LLB from the University of Chittagong.

Career

Ali was elected to parliament from Habiganj-4 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2014 with 122,433 votes.
Ali was elected to parliament from Habiganj-4 as a candidate of the Awami League on 30 December 2018 with 306,953 votes. His nearest rival, Ahmad Abdul Quader of the Khelafat Majlish, received 45,151 votes.

Controversy

On 15 September 2024, Ali was arrested in Shegunbagicha, Dhaka by the Detective Branch for a murder case in Jatrabari, during the quota reform movement.