Meher Afroz Chumki Explained

Meher Afroze Chumki
Native Name:মেহের আফরোজ চুমকি
Office2:Member of Parliament
Term Start2:12 June 1996
Term End2:1 October 2001
Constituency2:Reserved Seats
Office1:Member of Parliament
Term Start1:6 January 2008
Term End1:7 January 2024
Constituency1:Gazipur-5
Successor1:Akhtaruzzaman
Office:Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs
Term Start:12 January 2014
Term End:3 January 2019
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor:Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Successor:Sheikh Hasina
Office4:President of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League
Term Start4:24 December 2022
Birth Date:1 November 1959[1]
Birth Place:Gazipur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
Spouse:Mohammad Masudur Rahman
Awards:Anannya Top Ten Awards (2014)
Father:Moyez Uddin
Mother:Bilquis Begum

Meher Afroze Chumki (born 1 November 1959) is a Bangladeshi politician. She was the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs.[2] She is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League at the Sixth National Council held in December 2022.[3]

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

Career

Between 1996 and 2001, Chumki served in Parliament in the reserved seats for women. She represented the Gazipur-5 constituency.[5] In 2009, she was elected to the Parliament and in 2013, was sworn in as State Minister for Women and Children Affairs.[6]

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

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 198_11th_En . 2021-05-28 . Bangladesh Parliament.
  2. News: Meher Afroze Assures Women Entrepreneurs of All-Out Help . The Daily Star . 23 August 2014 . 19 September 2015.
  3. News: Mohila Awami League president Chumki, general secretary Shila - National . 2023-01-04 . The Daily Observer.
  4. News: JP leader Azam Khan quits politics . 2023-03-08 . New Age.
  5. News: 2 June 2013 . Chumki to become state minister for women Affairs . Dhaka Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602135056/http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2013/jun/02/chumki-become-state-minister-women-affairs . 2 June 2013 . 19 September 2015.
  6. News: Chumki Takes Oath . bdnews24.com . 2 June 2013 . 19 September 2015.
  7. News: 11 Women Get Anannya Shirshodosh Award . The Daily Star . 13 September 2015 . 19 September 2015.