Shawkat Hossain Hiron Explained

Shawkat Hossain Hiron
Office:2nd Mayor of Barisal
Term Start:4 August 2008
Term End:15 June 2013
Predecessor:Awlad Hossain Dilu
Successor:Ahsan Habib Kamal
Constituency Mp1:Barisal-5
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:5 January 2014
Term End1:9 April 2014
Predecessor1:Majibur Rahman Sarwar
Successor1:Jebunnesa Afroz
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Birth Date:15 October 1956
Birth Place:Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Death Place:Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Shawkat Hossain Hiron (Bengali: শওকত হোসেন হিরণ) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament for Barisal-5.

Early life

Hiron was born on 15 October 1956 in Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[1]

Career

Hiron joined the Jatiya Party (Ershad) in 1986. He joined Bangladesh Awami League 1997. He became the president of the Barisal City unit of the Bangladesh Awami League in 2012. He was elected mayor of Barisal City on 4 August 2008. He lost the reelection of Barisal mayoral election on 15 June 2013. He was elected member of parliament from Barisal-5 on 5 January 2014 uncontested.[2] [3]

Personal life

Hiron was married to Jebunnesa Afroz.[4]

Death and legacy

Hiron died on 9 April 2014 in Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. A by elections was called in his constituency, Barisal-5, after his death. Bangladesh Awami League nominated his wife, Zebunnesa Afroz, to contest the Barisal-5 by election. She won the by-election and was elected to parliament.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: AL lawmaker, ex-BCC mayor Hiron passes away . 18 March 2018 . The Daily Star . 10 April 2014 . en.
  2. News: Former Barisal lawmaker Hiron remembered . 18 March 2018 . The Independent . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423004724/https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/40147/2016-04-10 . 23 April 2023.
  3. News: Barisal ex-mayor Hiron passes away . 18 March 2018 . The Daily Star . 9 April 2014 . en.
  4. News: AL picks Hiron's wife Zebunnesa . 18 March 2018 . Prothom Alo . en.
  5. News: Hiron's wife takes oath Sunday . 18 March 2018 . bdnews24.com . 21 June 2014.