Arif Khan Joy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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আরিফ খান জয় | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 14 January 2014 –7 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position created | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Netrokona-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 January 2014 –29 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Netrokona,Bangladesh | 25 June 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arif Khan Joy (born 15 July 1978) [2] is a Bangladeshi politician and a retired Bangladesh National Football player captain. [3]
Joy played for Bangladesh national football team from 2003 until 2008 [2] and was a member of the 2003 SAFF Championship winning squad. He was the captain of the team during 2005–06. [4]
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Mohammedan SC
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Bangladesh
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Joy allegedly vandalized the office of a joint-secretary in the sports ministry in 2015. [8] He was also alleged to assault an on-duty police officer,who subsequently filed a case against him in 2016. [9]
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