Tofail Ahmed | |
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তোফায়েল আহমেদ | |
![]() Ahmed at the US Embassy in Dhaka (2018) | |
Minister of Commerce | |
In office 12 January 2014 – 6 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | GM Quader |
Succeeded by | Tipu Munshi |
Minister of Industries | |
In office 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Shamsul Islam Khan |
Succeeded by | M. K. Anwar |
Member of parliament | |
In office 12 January 2014 – 6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Andaleeve Rahman |
In office 5 March 1991 – February 1996 | |
Preceded by | Naziur Rahman Manzur |
Succeeded by | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan |
Constituency | Bhola-1 |
In office 25 January 2008 – 20 November 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Ali Azam |
In office 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan |
Succeeded by | Hafiz Ibrahim |
In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1988 | |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman |
Constituency | Bhola-2 |
In office 7 April 1973 – 6 Nov 1975 | |
Succeeded by | AKM Akhtaruzzaman Alamgir |
Constituency | Bakerganj-1 (now defunct)[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Bhola, Bengal Presidency, British India | 22 October 1943
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Tofail Ahmed (born 22 October 1943)[2] is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-1, Bhola-2 and Bakerganj-1 constituencies during 1973–2024. Previously he served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industries of the Government of Bangladesh.[3] He was claimed as a corrupt person, In 1973, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman institutionalized cronyism in Bangladesh's civil service. His political secretary, Tofael Ahmed, appointed under-qualified individuals—often relatives and friends of Awami League leaders—to key positions. This group, dubbed the "Tofael Service," largely bypassed standard exams and was predominantly from Mujib's and Tofael's home districts. As a result, the civil service remained filled with under-qualified personnel for over thirty years [4]
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