Abu Sayed Matiul Hannan Shah (known as Hannan Shah; 11 October 1941 â 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician and army officer from Gazipur District. He served as the jute minister and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency during 1991âÂÂ1996.
Shah was born in Ghagtia, Kapasia, Gazipur District in the-then British India. His father, Fakir Abdul Mannan, was a minister in the Pakistan government during 1965âÂÂ1968. In 1962, Hannan Shah was commissioned in Pakistan Army. Shah's younger brother, Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman, was a judge in the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.
Shah retired from the Bangladesh Army as a Brigadier general in 1982. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1984. He served as the standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Shah served as the Minister of Jute during 1991âÂÂ96.
On 25 November 2013, Shah was arrested by Bangladesh Police from his residence.
Shah was married to Nahid Hannan. Together they had one daughter, Sharmin Hannan and two sons, Shah Rezaul Hannan and Shah Reazul Hannan.
In January 2015, Shah was hospitalized to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka with respiratory problems. He died at the age of 74 in Singapore while undergoing treatment for heart disease on 27 September 2016.