Abdul Mannan (died 6 February 2006)^[5] was a Bangladeshi religious leader and journalist who served as the minister for religious affairs in the cabinet of Hussain Muhammad Ershad. He was accused of being a collaborator of the Pakistan Army and was accused of war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[6]

Mannan was a general secretary of the Islamic Advisory Council and Regional Council during the administration of Ayub Khan.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 September, under the leadership of Mannan, a group of the teachers of Madrasah met Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi. At that meeting, Mannan gave a copy of the Quran to general Niazi and stated that they are ready to support the Pakistan army to preserve the security of Pakistan and the glory of Islam.^[7]

Mannan was allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of physician AFM Alim Chowdhury.^[8]

After independence, he became the president of the Jamiat-e-Mudarressin Bangladesh, an organisation of madrasah teachers and the founder of the Daily Inqilab, one of the country's highly circulated newspapers.^[5][9] In Saptahik Bichitra (a weekly magazine), Mannan denied that he had been a member of Peace Committee and claimed that he had not issued any statement in favor of Pakistan Army and the genocide committed by them.^[7]

In 1979, he was elected a lawmaker from Chandpur and was appointed minister by President Hussain Muhammad Ershad's cabinet.^[5][10]

Hotel Intercontinental and Holy Family Hospital was declared neutral zones by the government on 11 December 1971. Mannan took shelter in one of these zones.^[11]

In a report released in March 1994, a People's Inquiry Commission, identified, in addition to Ghulam Azam, eight others as the collaborators of the Al-Badr in the atrocities. Mannan was one of those identified collaborators.^[10]

Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, wife of AFM Alim Chowdhury, alleges that Mannan was responsible for the death of her husband.^[12]

Mannan died on 6 February 2006 at his Banani residence in Dhaka. His funeral was held at the Gausul Azam Mosque Complex in Mohakhali the next day where he was buried.^[5]