Shawkat Momen Shahjahan Explained

Shawkat Momen Shahjahan
Office:Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Constituency:Tangail-8
Term Start:25 January 2009
Term End:20 January 2014
Predecessor:Abdul Kader Siddique
Successor:Anupam Shahjahan
Constituency1:Tangail-8
Term Start1:1999
Term End1:2001
Predecessor1:Abdul Kader Siddique
Successor1:Abdul Kader Siddique
Term Start2:1986
Term End2:1988
Predecessor2:Morshed Ali Khan Panni
Successor2:Morshed Ali Khan Panni
Constituency2:Tangail-8
Birth Date:1951
Birth Place:Sakhipur,Tangail,Bangladesh
Death Date:20 January 2014 (Aged 63)
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Native Name:শওকত মোমেন শাহজাহান
Native Name Lang:Bangla
Children:Anupam Shahjahan Joy

Shawkat Momen Shahjahan was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

Shajahan was born in 1951. He studied at the Bangladesh Agriculture University in Mymensingh. He worked as a lecturer in Bangladesh Agriculture University after graduating. Later he married Shobnam Momtaz, and had a child, Anupam Shahjahan Joy, the current MP of Tangail-8.[2]

Career

Shahjahan was elected to Parliament in 1986 Tangail-8 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He won the by-poll in 1999 from Tangail-8 and was re-elected again in December 2008 General elections. He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Agriculture Ministry. He was elected unopposed in the 10th parliamentary election on 5 January 2014.[3] He has called on the government of Bangladesh to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord to avert violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.[4]

Death and legacy

Shahjahan died on 20 January 2014. His constituency, Tangail-8, fail vacant after his death. On 29 March 2014, by-elections were held and his son, Anupam Shahjahan Joy, was elected to Parliament.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Stress-tolerant crops can make Bangladesh rice surplus country'. 11 March 2018. The Daily Star. 10 May 2010. en.
  2. News: Tangail-8 MP dies. 11 March 2018. bdnews24.com.
  3. News: Shawkat Momen Shahjahan, MP, buried at Sakhipur. 11 March 2018. bssnews.net. BSS. en.
  4. News: Constitutional anomalies to go if elected again: Inu. 11 March 2018. The Daily Star. 25 September 2011. en.
  5. News: Anupam sworn in as Tangail-8 MP. 11 March 2018. The Daily Star. 22 April 2014. en.