Monnujan Sufian (born 1 January 1953) 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 who is the current

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 B ...

member from

Khulna-3 Khulna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Monnujan Sufian of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Khulna City Corporation wards 1 through 15, and two uni ...

constituency and the current State Minister of Labour and Employment.

Background

Sufian completed her bachelor's from Khulna Girls' College in 1969. Her husband,

Abu Sufyan Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayya ibn Abd Shams ( ar, صخر بن حرب بن أمية بن عبد شمس, Ṣakhr ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayya ibn ʿAbd Shams; ), better known by his '' kunya'' Abu Sufyan ( ar, أبو سفيان, Abū Sufyān), was a prominent ...

Bir Protik Bir Protik ( bn, বীর প্রতীক ''Bīr Pratīk'', "Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage") is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Recipients This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 426 people have rece ...

, was a freedom fighter, politician and labor leader. She is the daughter of Late Alhaj Moslem Bawali and Late Johra Begum and the eldest among her siblings.

Career

Sufian served as the president of Khulna Girls' College unit of

Bangladesh Chhatra League The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' p ...

in 1968. Sufian was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2008. She was appointed State Minister of Labour and Employment in the

Second Sheikh Hasina Cabinet The second Hasina cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 9th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2008 general election, and serving from 6 January 2009 until 24 January 2014. Cabinet reshuffles ; 24 January 200 ...

. Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2014. She received 45,950 votes while her nearest rival, Independent Md. Moniruzzaman Khokon, received 6,424. Sufian was sued by three faculty members of Daulatpur Day-Night College, of which she is the President of the managing committee, on 15 October 2015 alleging that they were unfairly dismissed from their workplace. Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2018. She received 134,806 votes while her nearest rival, Rokibul Islam Bokul 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 ...

, received 23,060 votes.

References

Living people 1953 births Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad Women government ministers of Bangladesh State Ministers of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub