Abul Hasnat (barrister)

Abul Hasnat (c. 1940 – 16 September 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee.

Early life and family
Abul Hasnat was born in c. 1940 to a Bengali family of Sardars in Lalbagh, Old Dhaka. His father, Ghani Sardar, was a former chairman of the Azimpur Union Committee.

Political life
Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990. In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982.

Abul Hasnat joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 in 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990.

Abul Hasnat later rejoined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as a member of the BNP's standing committee.

Death
Abul Hasnat died at 5pm on 16 September 2022 in his own home in London, England. He was buried next to his father at the Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka.