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Meher Afroze Chumki | |
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মেহের আফরোজ চুমকি | |
Chumki in 2016 | |
Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs | |
In office 12 January 2014 –3 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 6 January 2008 –7 January 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Akhtaruzzaman |
Constituency | Gazipur-5 |
Member of Parliament [1] | |
In office 12 June 1996 –1 October 2001 | |
Constituency | Reserved Seats |
President of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League | |
Assumed office 24 December 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Gazipur,East Pakistan,Pakistan | 1 November 1959
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Mohammad Masudur Rahman |
Parents |
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Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Awards | Anannya Top Ten Awards (2014) |
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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]
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]
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