Sumaiya Shimu

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Sumaiya Shimu
সুমাইয়া শিমু
Born
Sumaiya Rahaman Shimul

(1980-04-30) 30 April 1980 (age 44)
Narail, Bangladesh [1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater Jahangirnagar University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Nazrul Islam
​
(m. 2015)​
Awards Meril Prothom Alo Awards

Sumaiya Rahaman Shimul (known as Sumaiya Shimu; born 30 April 1980) [2] is a Bangladeshi model, television actress and social activist. [3] [4] [5] She has been acting on television dramas since 1999. [6] She is the founder and chairman of a non-profit organization named 'Better Future for Women'. [7]

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Early life and education

Shimu was born on 30 April 1980 in Narail. [8] [9] She earned her master's in government and political science from Jahangirnagar University. [10] In 2017, she completed her PhD from the same university in the topic – "The artistic and socio – economic perspective of women in acting" from the department of drama. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Career

Audiovisual media

Shimu debuted her television career through the drama Ekhane Ator Paoa Jai in1999. [15] Her drama Shopno Chura garnered significant audience attention in 2008. [16] She received the Meril Prothom Alo Award in the Best TV Actress (Popular) category for her performance in this drama in 2008.

This actress first came into the spotlight as a model for Bappa Mazumdar's song "Pori". Her popularity soared with the Euro Orange advertisement. [8] She has only made one film appearance, Bachelor.

Non-profit

In 2019, she established a non-profit organization called Better Future for Women, dedicated to providing educational, skill-building, and entrepreneurship opportunities, as well as essential healthcare services, to empower women for greater engagement in productive work. [12] [17] In 2017, Relief International appointed Sumaiya Shimu as a goodwill ambassador. [18]

Personal life

On August 28, 2015, Shimu married Nazrul Islam, the country director of Relief International, a USA based international non-governmental organization. [19] [20] On 8 November 2023, she gave birth to twin boys in a private hospital in Dhaka. [21]

Works

Films
Television dramas

Awards and nominations

Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
YearCategoryTelevisionResultRef.(s)
2007 Best TV Actress ShopnochuraNominated
2008 ShopnochuraWon
2009 LolitaNominated
2010LolitaNominated
2011 LolitaNominated
2012 Radio ChocolateNominated
2013 Radio Chocolate RelodedNominated

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  8. 1 2 শুভ জন্মদিন সুমাইয়া শিমু . Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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