Imran Ahmad (born 22 April 1948) is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician, businessman and the Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment since 2019. He is a member of parliament from

Sylhet-4 Sylhet-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Imran Ahmad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Jaintiapur upazilas. History ...

Early life and education

Imran was born into a

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family in the city of

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. His father was Harun Sheikh and his mother was Mst. Yanur Begum. Their home was in Jessore in

Manirampur Upazila Manirampur Upazila ( bn, মণিরামপুর) is an upazila of Jashore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Jashore Sadar Upazila on the north, Kalaroa and Jhikargachha upazilas on the west, Abhaynagar Upa ...

. He completed his SSC education at the Bawany High School in

and finished his upper education. He graduated from the

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with a

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in geography.

Career

Imran was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency in 1983 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the third parliamentary elections. He was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 5th Parliamentary Election of 1991. He was then elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the by-election of September 1996. He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 10th Parliamentary Election of 2014. He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election of 2018.

References

Living people 1948 births People from Sylhet District Politicians from Sylhet Division Faujdarhat Cadet College alumni University of Dhaka alumni Awami League politicians Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment ministers State Ministers of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (Bangladesh) 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Sylhet-politician-stub