Saad Ershad


Rahgir Al Mahi is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician belonging to Jatiya Party. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-3 constituency. His father Hussain Muhammad Ershad was Former President of Bangladesh and his mother Rowshan Ershad is the current Leader of the opposition of Jatiya Sangsad. He was appointed as a joint secretary general of Jatiya Party on 29 October 2019.

Career

Ershad was born in 1983.
Ershad's father, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, an incumbent member from Rangpur-3, died on 14 July 2019. The constituency became vacant and Saad Ershad decided to contest in by-poll election.
Ershad collected nomination form on 3 September 2019. He was declared as a candidate of Jatiya Party on 8 September. His nomination paper was declared as valid 3 days later by Bangladesh Election Commission. On 16 September, Rezaul Karim Razu of Bangladesh Awami League withdrew his nomination paper and Ershad was declared as the candidate of Grand Alliance in the by-poll. He was elected on 5 October.