| Sheikh Helal Uddin | |
| Native Name: | শেখ হেলাল উদ্দিন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Constituency Mp: | Bagerhat-1 |
| Parliament: | Bangladesh |
| Term Start: | September 1996 |
| Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Birth Date: | 1961 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse: | Rupa Chowdhury |
| Children: | Tonmoy |
| Father: | Sheikh Abu Naser |
| Relatives: | Tungipara Sheikh family |
| Alma Mater: | Jhenaidah Cadet College (HSC) |
Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Bagerhat-1 constituency during 1996–2024.[1] [2]
Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He completed his high school education at Jhenaidah Cadet College, graduating in 1978.[3] His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, who was killed in assassination of Sheikh Mujib.[4] He is the cousin of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5]
Sheikh Helal's election rally in Mollahat Upazila in 2001 was bombed by members of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[6] He was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-1 in 1996 in a by-election after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abdicated the seat. He was re-elected in 2001 from Bagerhat-1.[7] He won the Bagerhat-1 seat by by-election in April 2009 unopposed after the other two candidates were disqualified by Bangladesh Election Commission.[8] He was re-elected in Bagerhat-1 in 2014.[9] [10]
Sheikh Helal's son, Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy (Sheikh Tonmoy), is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament who was elected in the 2018 election from Bagerhat-2.[11] [12] He is married to Rupa Chowdhury.[13] His brother, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, is the member of parliament from Khulna-2.[14]