Meher Afroz Chumki

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Meher Afroze Chumki
মেহের আফরোজ চুমকি
Meher Afroz Chumki - Kolkata 2016-02-02 0547.JPG
Chumki in 2016
Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs
In office
12 January 2014 3 January 2019
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Awards Anannya Top Ten Awards (2014)

Meher Afroze Chumki (born 1 November 1959) [3] is a Bangladeshi politician. She was the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs. [4] She is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League at the Sixth National Council held in December 2022. [5]

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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. [6] She completed her bachelor's degree in botany from the University of Dhaka. [3]

Career

Between 1996 and 2001, Chumki served in Parliament in the reserved seats for women. She represented the Gazipur-5 constituency. [1] In 2009, she was elected to the Parliament and in 2013, was sworn in as State Minister for Women and Children Affairs. [3]

Chumki won the Anannya Shirshodosh award in September 2015. [7]

Awards

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References

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