Nazibur Rahman Momen
Profile
- Party
- Jamaat-e-Islami
- Constituency
- Pabna-1
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
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- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- LLB (Hons), Northumbria University, UK; LLM in Banking and Finance Law (distinction), Queen Mary University of London (CCLS), 2019; Called to the Bar (Middle Temple), 2009
- Cabinet role
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Active in constitutional law debates in the 13th parliament: pressed the legal basis for the Constitution Reform Council's presidential order and argued for recognising presidential orders as laws under Article 152; no announced constituency development initiatives as of May 2026
Recent activity
- 2026-03-31 speech Raised legal questions in parliament over the President's order establishing the Constitution Reform Council: questioned its status as law, limits of presidential authority, the role of constituent power, and whether constitutional amendment alone is sufficient ↗
- 2026-03-16 speech Cited Article 152 and approximately 150 orders from 1971-1972 (including the Representation of the People's Order) to argue that orders are laws under the constitution, responding to the home minister's statement in the constitution reform council debate ↗
- 2026-02-17 other Sworn in as MP at the inaugural session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad; participated in Jamaat orientation programme for new MPs on parliamentary procedures ↗↗
- 2026-02-13 other Elected MP for Pabna-1 (Santhia) in the 13th parliamentary election with 129,974 votes, defeating BNP candidate Md Shamsur Rahman by a margin of 25,729 votes ↗↗
Provenance & notes
verification_status=partial: MP identity, party, and election win confirmed by 5+ sources (Wikipedia, BSS, BD Pratidin, Daily Star, TBS, Al Jazeera, Guernica 37 press release). Vote count 129,974 from BSS (announced at results center, February 13, 2026; labelled 'unofficial'); BD Pratidin gives a slightly different figure (128,467 winner, 103,663 runner-up, margin 24,804). BSS figure adopted as primary; BD Pratidin used to corroborate. Margin per BSS: 25,729. Total valid votes not available from any accessible source; vote share percent null accordingly. Registered voters in 2026: 404,560 (213,819 male, 190,737 female, 4 third-gender); turnout 70.63% per BD Pratidin. Constituency covers Santhia Upazila only (1 municipality + 10 unions: Ataikola, Bhulbaria, Dhopadaha, Dhulauri, Gourigram, Karanja, Kashinathpur, Khatupara, Nagdemra, Nandanpur). boundary_redrawn_2024=true: EC redrew boundary before the 2026 election, excluding Bera Municipality and four UPs of Bera Upazila (Chakla, Haturia Nakalia, Kytola, Nutan Bharenga). Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is in Pabna-4 (Ishwardi upazila), NOT Pabna-1. MP is son of late Jamaat Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami (executed 2016 for 1971 war crimes). Education sourced from Guernica 37 chambers website (via search snippet) and Legal500 profile cross-check; LLM at CCLS QMUL 2019 and Middle Temple call 2009 are consistent across sources. Age not found in any accessible primary source; left null. EC nomination affidavit (wealth, criminal cases) not publicly accessible at time of verification; null per rules. committee_memberships not yet published by parliament as of verification date. Wikipedia lists the MP as 'Nazibur Rahman Momen'; BSS uses 'Mohammad Najibur Rahman'; BD Pratidin uses 'Barrister Nazibur Rahman Momen'; the Guernica 37 release and Barristers Register use 'Muhammad Nazibur Rahman'. All refer to the same person. [2026-05-17 status bump: EC-gazetted public election result; partial-only secondary fields (wealth/cases) noted but not required for verified status]
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabna-1
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360484
- https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2026/02/13/56931
- https://www.g37chambers.com/post/press-release-guernica-37-chambers-congratulates-nazibur-rahman-momen-on-election-as-mp-in-banglade
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news-analysis/news/constitution-reform-council-why-the-dispute-and-what-the-law-says-4130231
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cec-violated-constitution-breached-oath-home-minister-tells-parliament-1399211
- https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/parliament/c9hbifwpfr
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Jatiya_Sangsad
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/incoming-bangladesh-pm-tarique-rahman-lawmakers-sworn-into-parliament