Mohammad Habibur Rahman (9 October 1927 – 16 February 2004), also known as Comrade Pir Habibur Rahman, was a Bangladeshi politician and organizer of the Liberation War. He was a member of parliament for the Sylhet-3 constituency. He was also a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in 1957.
Early life Habibur Rahman was born on 9 October 1927 in Bagerkhla, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India (present-day Dakshin Surma Upazila, Bangladesh).
Career Habibur first became member of All-India Muslim Students Federation. After the independence of Pakistan, he joined East Pakistan Democratic Youth League. He was elected a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in a by-election to a seat in Sylhet Sadar. Then he joined the National Awami Party (NAP) from the All-Pakistan Awami League (AL) in 1957. In 1967, he joined National Awami Party (Wali) (NAPW). From 1971 to 1975, he was a member of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB). After that he joined National Awami Party (Muzaffar) (NAPM) and became its general-secretary. In 1986, Rahman formed their own faction of National Awami Party with Chowdhury Harunur Rashid and Syed Altaf Hossain.
He was elected member of parliament for the Sylhet-3 constituency as a candidate of the Awami League-led 15-party alliance in the third parliamentary elections of 1986.
After 1990, he co-founded Ganatantri Party (GP) and became its president. In 2001, he retired from politics for health issues.
Death and legacy Habibur Rahman died on 16 February 2004 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. In 2013, the Royal City Square in Sylhet was renamed after him.
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