Abdul Awal Mintoo

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, focused on balancing industrial growth with climate-resilient policies.

Winner vote count (157,425) confirmed by BSS (bssnews.net/news/360436 and /360549), Dhaka Tribune, and Amar Barta independently. Runner-up Mohammad Fakhruddin Manik (Jamaat-e-Islami) received 108,160 votes per BSS/Dhaka Tribune; raw margin 49,265 votes. Total valid votes not confirmed from any primary EC or BSS source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null to avoid imputed figures. Age 77 derived from verified DOB 22 February 1949 (Wikipedia; DOB confirmed by abiography.org and TBS). Assets 507.80 crore BDT (=5,078,000,000 BDT) and annual income 1.50 crore BDT (=15,000,000 BDT) from EC nomination affidavit as reported by TBS News (tbsnews.net). One pending criminal case at Dhanmondi PS declared in same EC affidavit; 26 prior cases all acquitted per TBS. MP holds BNP Vice Chairmanship and is in cabinet as Environment Minister -- confirmed by BSS, Energy & Power Magazine, The Climate Watch, Prothom Alo English. This is his first parliamentary term; no prior election wins found in Wikipedia or other sources. Constituency comprises Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan upazilas confirmed by Wikipedia (Feni-3 article), Banglapedia (Daganbhuiyan Upazila), and BSS election reports. boundary_redrawn_2024 = false: constituency created from Noakhali-3 in 1984 delimitation; no 2024 EC redrawing found. Committee memberships not yet published by parliament.gov.bd as of 2026-05-17. Activity score 8: Mintoo is among the most publicly active cabinet ministers in the 90-day window with repeated parliamentary floor activity, international delegations, and a tabled bill.