Harunur Rashid Khan Monno


Harunur Rashid Khan Monno was a Bangladeshi industrialist and politician. He served as the chairman of his conglomerate, Monno Group of Industries. He was elected a member of parliament and a minister of the Government of Bangladesh. He was also an adviser to Bangladesh National Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Career

While Monno was a student of chartered accountancy, he joined Adamjee Haji Dawood's company in the accounts department. His first assignment was to print export register copies for the Adamjee conglomerate company. Within two years, he established a press company of his own. Later he established Monno Group of Industries, which included Monno Ceramics, Monno Jutex Industries, Monno Fabrics and Monno Attire Limited. He received lifetime achievement award at the 16th Bangladesh Business Awards.
Monno served as a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Manikganj-2 constituency during 1991–1996 and Manikganj-3 during 2001–2006. In 2001, he was selected a cabinet member without portfolio during the Khaleda Zia's administration. He lost the minister status in May 2003 when Zia was under pressure, especially from foreign donors, to downsize her cabinet.

Personal life

Monno was married to Huron Nahar. Together they had two daughters – Afroza Khan Rita and Feroza Mahmud Parvin. Afroza is serving as the Managing Director of Monno Group of Industries and also an adviser to Khaleda Zia. Feroza is married to journalist and businessman Mahmudur Rahman.