Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid
Former Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
| Date of Birth | : | 01 October, 1957 (Age 68) |
| Place of Birth | : | Moheshkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
| Profession | : | Politician |
| Nationality | : | Bangladeshi |
Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid (আলমগীর মোহাম্মদ মাহফুজুল্লাহ ফরিদ) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament from Cox's Bazar-2. Apart from his political career, Farid is also an advocate registered with the Cox’s Bazar Bar Council.
Career
Farid was elected to parliament in 1996 from Cox's Bazar-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was reelected from Cox's Bazar-2 in 2001. He served on the Public Undertaking Committee in the Parliament. Farid was listed as serial no. 122 on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's National Executive Committee, confirming his membership in the party’s top policymaking body. He was elected to parliament in 2026 again from Cox'sBazar-2 after defeating Jaamat backed candidate by almost 35,000 votes.
Personal life
Alamgir Md Mahfujullah Farid was born into a family of eight siblings — four brothers and four sisters. His eldest brother, the late Sirajul Haque, served as a union parishad chairman. His second brother, the late Akramul Haque, was an officer in the Department of Agricultural Extension. Farid is the third among the brothers. His youngest brother, Mohammad Shahidullah, was also chairman of Boro Moheshkhali Union Parishad in Cox’s Bazar. He also has four sisters.
Controversy
On 13 May 2007, he was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion on corruption charges. He was arrested on 5 extortion cases filed against him in Moheshkhali Police Station on 15 April 2007. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against him and his wife for corruption on 29 April 2008.
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