A T M Abdul Wahab
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Biography
A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Bengali: এ টি এম আব্দুল ওয়াহাব) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the 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 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.