Arafat Rahman
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Arafat Rahman, nicknamed "Koko"[1] (December 8, 1969 – January 24, 2015) was a Bangladeshi cricket organizer and former Chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[2] He was also the younger son of the former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman[3] and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia.[4]
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আরাফাত রহমান | |
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Born | (1969-12-08)8 December 1969 Noakhali, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
Died | 24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 45) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Resting place | Banani graveyard, Dhaka |
Spouse | Sharmila Rahman |
Relations | Tarique Rahman (brother) Taiyaba Majumder (maternal grandmother) Sayeed Iskander (maternal uncle) Khurshid Jahan (maternal aunt) |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | See Majumder–Zia family |
Nickname | Koko |
Arafat Rahman is widely remembered for his contribution to cricket in Bangladesh as the Chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board from 2002 to 2005. He played a significant role in designing a development programme for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, initiating the High-Performance Squad that worked as the grooming ground for young cricketers and ensured a pipeline of talent for the national cricket team over the following decade.[5]
Arafat died in Malaysia on January 24, 2015, due to cardiac arrest.[1] He was exiled by the caretaker regime of 2007-08 after his conviction in a money laundering case which his lawyers claimed was fabricated. The funds in question were claimed by his lawyers to have been transferred by a Singaporean businessman with no obvious ties to Rahman while he was in jail in November 2007.[6]