Selima Ahmed (7 July 1960) is a Bangladeshi businessperson and politician. She is the vice chairperson of Nitol-Niloy Group and the founder and president of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She was elected as member of

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constituency in 2018. She also served as board member of state-owned Janata Bank Limited and is a former board member of Sonali Bank Limited. In 2014, Ahmad received the Oslo Business for Peace Award for her contributions in the Business sector. She is a Global Ambassador of The International Alliance for Women and former Course Teacher of MBA class in

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 ...

Early life and education

Selima Ahmad was born to A. K. M. Fazlul Huq and Rahima Huq.

Career

Ahmad is vice chairperson of the Nitol-Niloy Group. This group is one of the reputed business houses and has 26 companies. Of them, six are joint ventures and three are public companies. It has presence in automobiles, cement, paper, real estate, electronics and financial services.

Political career

Ahmad was elected as a member of parliament in

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as a candidate of the

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Personal life

Ahmad is married to Abdul Matlub Ahmad, a business leader and former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI). They have two sons.

Awards

* Special Recognition Award by the 28th CACCI Conference held in

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, 2014. * Oslo Business for Peace Award, 2014 * Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award by

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, 2013

References

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