Meher Afroze Chumki (born 1 November 1959) is a

Bangladesh 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 ...

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 ...

Career

Between 1996 and 2001, Chumki served in

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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 {{Dhaka-politician-stub