Abu Taher Mondal
Native nameআবু তাহের মণ্ডল
OfficeCabinet Minister, Government of Meghalaya
Term start7 March 2023
Term end16 September 2025
1namedataConrad Sangma
1blanknameChief Minister
2blanknamePortfolios
2namedata
  • Community and Rural Development
  • Power
  • Taxation
Term start 120 April 2010
Term end 11 March 2013
1blankname 1Chief Minister
1namedata 1Mukul Sangma
2blankname 1Portfolios
2namedata 1
  • Power
  • Excise
  • Transport
  • Information and Public Relations
Term start 213 May 2009
Term end 219 April 2010
1blankname 2Chief Minister
1namedata 2D. D. Lapang
2blankname 2Portfolios
2namedata 2
  • Taxation
  • Information Technology
  • Fisheries
  • Science and Technology
  • Weights and Measures
Term start 313 May 2009
Term end 319 April 2010
1blankname 3Chief Minister
1namedata 3D. D. Lapang
2blankname 3Portfolios
2namedata 3
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Secretariat Administration
  • Civil Defence and Home Guards
Office 4Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Term start 411 March 2013
Term end 43 March 2018
Predecessor 4Charles Pyngrope
Successor 4Donkupar Roy
Office 5Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency 5Phulbari
Predecessor 5S. G. Esmatur Mominin
Term start 52 March 2023
Term start 62008
Term end 63 March 2013
Predecessor 6Manirul Islam Sarkar
Term start 71998
Term end 72003
Predecessor 7Manirul Islam Sarkar
Successor 7Manirul Islam Sarkar
Birth date1967 (age 59–60)
Birth placePhulbari, Meghalaya
PartyNational People's Party (since 2023)
Other party

Abu Taher Mondal (Bengali: আবু তাহের মণ্ডল) is an Indian Bengali politician, social worker and retired civil engineer. He is a four-time MLA of the Phulbari constituency in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Early life and education

Mondal was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the plains region of the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. His father was Samsul Huda Mondal. Mondal graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree.[1] He owns land in Shyamding and Phulbari.[1]

Career

Despite being an independent candidate during the 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Mondal successfully beat Manirul Islam Sarkar for the Phulbari constituency. Mondal joined the Nationalist Congress Party for the 2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election but was unsuccessful against Sarkar this time. During the 2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Mondal became independent once more and beat Sarkar. He managed to keep his seat in the 2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, this time as an Indian National Congress candidate. His two-term streak was broken at the 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election by S. G. Esmatur Mominin.[3]

In March 2013, Mondal was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] He was the first "non-Indigenous" legislator to hold the office.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Abu Taher Mondal". My Neta. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Phulbari election results"
  3. ^ "Phulbari Assembly Constituency". Result University. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Meghalaya gets first non-tribal speaker | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. ^ "Non-tribal Speaker for House - Meghalaya creates history, elects Abu Taher Mondal to the chair". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.