Meher Afroze Chumki (born 1 November 1959)
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i politician. She was the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs. She is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League at the Sixth National Council held in December 2022.
Early life and education
Chumki was born on 1 November 1959 to Moyez Uddin. Her father, Moyez Uddin, was a member of parliament who was assassinated in 1984. She completed her bachelor's degree in botany 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 ...
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Career
Between 1996 and 2001, Chumki served in Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
in the reserved seats for women. She represented the Gazipur-5
Gazipur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Meher Afroz Chumki of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur City Corporation wards 40 ...
constituency. In 2009, she was elected to the Parliament and in 2013, was sworn in as State Minister for Women and Children Affairs.
Chumki won the Anannya Shirshodosh award in September 2015.
Awards
* Anannya Top Ten Awards
Anannya Top Ten Awards ( bn, অনন্যা শীর্ষ দশ পুরস্কার) is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sports, ...
(2014)
References
1959 births
Living people
People from Gazipur District
Politicians from Dhaka Division
University of Dhaka alumni
Women government ministers of Bangladesh
Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad
20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians
21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians
10th Jatiya Sangsad members
State Ministers of Women and Children Affairs (Bangladesh)
11th Jatiya Sangsad members
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