Arif Khan Joy

Arif Khan Joy (Bengali: আরিফ খান জয়) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Bangladesh National Football player captain.^[1]

Career

Joy was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Netrokona-2 constituency in 2014.^[2] He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League party.^[2] A former professional footballer and vice president of the Bangladesh Football Federation,^[3] Joy has been appointed as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the first former professional athlete to hold a position in this ministry.^[4]

He allegedly vandalized the office of a joint-secretary in the sports ministry in 2015.^[5]
He assaulted an on duty police officer, who subsequently filed a case against him in 2016.^[6]

^ "Officials complain to prime minister against Deputy Minister Joy's act of vandalism". www.thefinancetoday.net. The Finance Today. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Arif Khan Joy". Elections 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "BFF congratulate Joy on becoming a minister". Bangladesh Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ Bin Mustafa, Hisham (13 January 2014). "Joy gets a slot in the Youth and Sports Ministry". Priyo News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014.
^ "Deputy Minister for Sports Arif Khan Joy vandalises joint secretary's room". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Minister Joy 'beats up' police sub-inspector, complaint filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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