Meher Afroz Chumki
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Meher Afroze Chumki | |
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মেহের আফরোজ চুমকি | |
Chumki in 2016 | |
Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs | |
In office 12 January 2014 – 3 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 6 January 2008 – 7 January 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Akhtaruzzaman |
Constituency | Gazipur-5 |
Member of Parliament[1] | |
In office 12 June 1996 – 1 October 2001 | |
Constituency | Reserved Seats |
President of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League | |
Assumed office 24 December 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Gazipur, East Pakistan, Pakistan | 1 November 1959
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Mohammad Masudur Rahman |
Parents |
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Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Awards | Anannya Top Ten Awards (2014) |
Meher Afroze Chumki (born 1 November 1959)[3] is a Bangladeshi politician. She was the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs.[4] She is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League at the Sixth National Council held in December 2022.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Chumki was born on 1 November 1959 to Moyez Uddin. Her father, Moyez Uddin, was a member of parliament who was assassinated in 1984.[6] She completed her bachelor's degree in botany from the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
[edit]Between 1996 and 2001, Chumki served in Parliament in the reserved seats for women. She represented the Gazipur-5 constituency.[1] In 2009, she was elected to the Parliament and in 2013, was sworn in as State Minister for Women and Children Affairs.[3]
Chumki won the Anannya Shirshodosh award in September 2015.[7]
Awards
[edit]- Anannya Top Ten Awards (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chumki to become state minister for women Affairs". Dhaka Tribune. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Constituency 198_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Chumki Takes Oath". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Meher Afroze Assures Women Entrepreneurs of All-Out Help". The Daily Star. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Mohila Awami League president Chumki, general secretary Shila - National". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "JP leader Azam Khan quits politics". New Age. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "11 Women Get Anannya Shirshodosh Award". The Daily Star. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- 1959 births
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- Women government ministers of Bangladesh
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- 20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians
- 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians
- 10th Jatiya Sangsad members
- State ministers of women and children affairs of Bangladesh
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