Sheikh Afil Uddin | |
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Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Jessore-1 | |
In office 25 January 2009 –6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ali Kadar |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 May 1966 |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Sheikh Afil Uddin (born 6 May 1966) [1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-1 constituency. [2]
Afil Uddin was born on 6 May 1966. [3] His father,Sheikh Akij Uddin,is the founder of Akij Group. [4] He is also related to fellow member of parliament Monirul Islam Monir. [4]
Afil Uddin was elected to parliament in 2008. [5] He was reelected to government in the 5 January 2014 elections unopposed. In the elections,a voice recording of his emerged in which he appeared to instruct fellow Awami League candidates on how to rig the elections. [6]
Afil Uddin was re-elected in 2018 with 325,793 votes from Jessore-2 while his nearest rival,Abu Sayed Muhammad Shahadat Hussain of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,received 13,940 votes. [7]
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