Jayeda Khatun is a Bangladeshi housewife-turned-politician, and the 3rd mayor-elect of Gazipur. She was elected as mayor of the Gazipur City Corporation in 2023 city election contesting as an

independent candidate An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views th ...

and by defeating

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

candidate Azmat Ullah Khan. She is the mother of former mayor of Gazipur

Zahangir Alam Zahangir Alam (born May 7, 1979) is a former mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, an Awami Politician and businessman. Aligned with the Bangladesh Awami League, he was elected as second mayor of the Gazipur City Corporation in July 2018. He is t ...

Political career

Khatun's entry into politics was driven by her son

's expulsion from the Awami League, which sparked sympathy among the general voters. Her campaign focused on the development work undertaken by her son during his tenure as mayor.

Personal life

Khatun was born on February 10, 1962, in Kanaya area of Gazipur City Corporation. Her husband Mizanur Rahman died in 2018. She is the mother of two sons and a daughter.

References

{{Reflist 1962 births Living people Mayors of Gazipur People from Gazipur District Politicians from Dhaka Division Women mayors of places in Bangladesh 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians