Jahanara Begum ( – 24 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi politician, 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 ...

member representing the

Rajbari-1 Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Goalanda and Rajbari Sadar upazilas. History The c ...

constituency and a State Minister of Cultural Affairs.

Career

Begum was the founding general secretary of Bangladesh Jubo Mohila Dal. Begum was a member of the women's seat-22 in the 5th

in 1991. 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 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 ...

. She was the vice chairman of BNP. Begum served twice as the Minister of State for Culture and Adviser to the then Prime Minister

Khaleda Zia Khaleda Zia (; born Khaleda Khanam Putul in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Ba ...

on Primary Education and Mass Education. She was asked to provide her wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Begum was the co-chairman of the

Bangladesh Nationalist Front Bangladesh Nationalist Front is a political party in Bangladesh. Former member of parliament for Dhaka-17 Abul Kalam Azad is the chairman of the party. History Nazmul Huda founded Bangladesh Nationalist Front in August 2012 after resigning from ...

(BNF). She previously served as Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). In 2012, Begum joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Front, led by Nazmul Huda, as co-chairman.

Personal life

Begum was married to Ahmed Mostafa (died 1986).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Begum, Jahanara 1942 births 2021 deaths People from Rajbari District Politicians from Dhaka Division 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad Women government ministers of Bangladesh State Ministers of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh)