Jebunnesa Afroz 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 and Member of Parliament in the 10th session of the parliament. She was elected from Barisal-5.

Biography

Afroz was married to

Shawkat Hossain Hiron Shawkat Hossain Hiron ( bn, শওকত হোসেন হিরণ) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament for Barisal-5. Early life Hiron was born on 15 October 1956 in Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan. Career ...

. He was a politician of Bangladesh Awami League and Member of Parliament from Barisal-5 constituency of

Barisal District Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headqua ...

. He died on 9 April 2014 and left the seat of Barisal-5 vacant. A by-election was declared for the constituency for which she announced her candidacy. She won the nomination of

. She won the election on 15 June 2014. She received about 183 thousand votes compared to her opponent who received about six thousand votes, winning by a landslide. She was sworn in office on 22 June 2014 by the

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 6 October 1966) is the current and the first female Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013. At 46 years of age, she became the youngest to assume the office. She was also the Chairperson of the Executive Co ...

, the speaker of the parliament in the speakers office. On 8 July 2014

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questioned the legitimacy of qualifications to be a candidate. Her opponent in the election, Saiful Islam Liton, from the Bangladesh Nationalist Front filed a case against her on 8 June 2017. Liton had accused Afroz of pressuring the independent candidate, Syed Moazzem Hossain, into stepping down from the election through the usage of information obtained illegally from the

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returning officer. Independent election monitoring organisation, Election Working Group, also accused the poll of having large irregularities without naming anyone involved.

Personal life

Afroz was married to Shawkat Hossain Hiron. Her husband was the President of Barisal City Awami League and Member of Parliament from Barisal-5. He was also a former Mayor of

Barisal City Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...

. They have a son and a daughter together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afroz, Jebunnesa Living people Awami League politicians Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) 10th Jatiya Sangsad members