Nasiruddin Patwary

Muhammad Nasiruddin Patwary (Bengali: মুহাম্মাদ নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী) is a Bangladeshi politician and activist. He is the convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee and chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party.

Early life and education

Nasiruddin was born into a Bengali family of Muslim Patwaries in Chandpur District, Bangladesh. He studied marketing at the University of Dhaka.

Political career

Nasir has been involved in student politics since his student life. He is serving as the Convener of the National Citizen Committee and the Chief Coordinator of the National Citizen Party since 2025. He contested in 2026 general election from Dhaka-8 constituency. However, he lost to Mirza Abbas by more than 5,000 votes. Patwary’s rhetorical and humorous comments about Mirza Abbas were described as a Tom and Jerry type rivalry by the online audience, making Dhaka-8 as the country's most controversial and widely discussed constituency by the media outlets and election observers.

On 8 March 2026, a defamation case was filed against Patwari by a supporter of Mirza Abbas for his alleged derogatory comments on Mirza Abbas.