Jahanara Begum (politician)
Jahanara Begum | |
|---|---|
জাহানারা বেগম | |
| State Minister of Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995 | |
| Member of Parliament for Rajbari-1 | |
| In office 19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Kazi Keramat Ali |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Keramat Ali |
| Member of Parliament from the Women's Reserver Seat-22 | |
| In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 11 February 1942 British Raj |
| Died | 24 July 2021 Bashundhara Residential Area |
| Political party | BNP, BNF, LDP |
Jahanara Begum (c. 11 February 1942 – 24 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi politician, a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency and a State Minister of Cultural Affairs.[1][2]
Career
Begum served twice as the Minister of State for Culture and Adviser to the then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Primary Education and Mass Education.[3]
Begum was a member of the women's seat-22 in the 5th Jatiya Sangsad.[4] She was elected a Member of Parliament from Rajbari-1 (Sadar-Goaland) constituency on 15 February 1996 in the Sixth Parliamentary Election on the nomination of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] She was the vice chairman of BNP.
Begum was the co-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF). She previously served as Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[6][7]
References
- ^ "সাবেক মন্ত্রী অধ্যাপিকা জাহানারা বেগমের ইন্তেকাল". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex-state minister Prof Jahanara Begum passes away". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bangladesh Ministers". guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "List of 5th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018.
- ^ "List of 6th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "বহিস্কৃত নেতার বিএনএফ বিলুপ্ত করার যোগ্যতা নেই: অধ্যাপিকা জাহানারা". Bangladesh Pratidin. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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