Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud (born 1946) is a Bangladeshi writer, environmentalist and a retired politician who served as a

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

member representing the

Noakhali-5 Noakhali-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Obaidul Quader of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Companiganj and Kabirhat upazilas. History The con ...

constituency in the 3rd and 4th parliament during 1986–1990.

Family

Hasna was born to poet

Jasimuddin Jasimuddin ( bn, জসীম উদ্‌দীন; 1 January 1903 – 13 March 1976), popularly called Palli Kabi (), was a Bengali poet, lyricist, composer and writer widely celebrated for his modern ballad sagas in the pastoral mode. Althoug ...

(1903–1976) and Begum Mamtaz Jasimuddin (d. 2006). Her siblings include Jamal Anwar, Firoz Anwar, Khurshid Anwar and Asma Elahi. Hasna is married to

Moudud Ahmed Moudud Ahmed (24 May 1940 – 16 March 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member total five times from Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 ...

, a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

politician and former

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and

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of Bangladesh. Hasna's eldest son, Asif Momtaz Moudud, died at the age of 3. Her second son, Aman Momtaj Moudud, died of dengue fever in 2015.

Education

Moudud completed her bachelor's from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

in 1965 and master's from the

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in 1969.

Career

Moudud was elected as the chairperson of 2015-2016 Bangladesh National Committee of

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members. She is currently a Mittal Institute Research Affiliate and a former Senior Fellow at the

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. Moudud published a book, ''Mystic Poetry of Bangladesh'', in 2017 and ''Where Women Rule: South Asia''.

Awards

* Anannya Top Ten Award (2004)

References

Living people 1946 births Bangladeshi women writers Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad University of Dhaka alumni University of Dayton alumni 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) People from Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali {{Chittagong-politician-stub