Syeda Zohra Alauddin
Syeda Zohra Alauddin | |
|---|---|
| সৈয়দা জোহরা আলাউদ্দিন | |
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2019 | |
| Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Muhammad Alauddin Chowdhury |
| Education | M.A[1] |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Occupation | Women's community organizer[1] |
Syeda Zohra [2] Alauddin (Bengali: সৈয়দা জোহরা আলাউদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament from a reserved seat.
Early life and education
[edit]Alauddin joined the Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1967, and later became vice president of the district Chattra League. She was arrested for participating in the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising. She married Muhammad Alauddin Chowdhury, an ex-freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]
Career
[edit]She was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2019. She is the woman's secretary of the Moulvibazar District unit of Bangladesh Awami League.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Constituency 336_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Sometimes spelled Zohora.
- ^ সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনে জোহরা আলাউদ্দিন আ'লীগের মনোনয়ন লাভ [Zohra Alauddin Awami League's nomination for the reserved women's seat]. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.