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Dewan Mohammad Idris (March 1920-10 February 1990) (Bengali: দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ ইদ্রিস) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dhaka-20.
Career
Idris was elected to parliament from Dhaka-20 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.
Education life
Dewan Mohammad Idris started his education at Ashulia Primary School and entered the fifth grade at Jirabo Primary School. Dhamrai Hardinge High School and College established in 1914 was admitted in the sixth standard. Later passed matriculation from Adharchandra High School, Savar. He studied at Jagannath University, Dhaka.
Personal life
Idris's son, Dr Dewan Mohammad Salahuddin, contested the 2018 General Election from Dhaka-19 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party against Awami League candidate Dr Md. Enamur Rahaman.
Political life
Dewan Mohammad Idris was elected the first President of the Union Parishad in 1943 and served as chairman for 45 years from 1943 to 1988.
In 1965, he participated in the provincial assembly elections from Savar-Dhamrai constituency. In 1969, he led with former minister Captain Abdul Halim to repeal the anti-farmer sunset law (the government would take ownership of land if rent was not paid within a specified time). He participated in the provincial assembly elections in 1970 as a candidate for Nap Mozaffar, contesting from the Savar seat with the hut symbol.
In the first parliamentary election of 1973, he contested as the candidate of Nap Mozaffar in the first parliamentary election of Bangladesh in the Savar constituency.
In the second national parliament election of 1979, he was elected as a member of parliament for the first time from the then Dhaka-20 seat on the nomination of BNP.
Role in the Liberation War
Dewan Mohammad Idris conducted and trained camps for freedom fighters in Jirabo and Ashulia in 1971.
Death
Dewan Mohammad Idris died of a heart attack on 10 February 1990 at Jirabo village of Ashulia police station in Savar upazila.