Simeen Hussain Rimi Explained

Simeen Hussain Rimi
Native Name:সিমিন হোসেন রিমি
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor:Fazilatun Nessa Indira
Term Start:11 January 2024
Term End:6 August 2024
Constituency Mp1:Gazipur-4
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:23 April 2012
Term End1:6 August 2024
Predecessor1:Sohel Taj
Birth Date:8 September 1961
Birth Place:Gazipur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami league
Father:Tajuddin Ahmad
Mother:Syeda Zohra Tajuddin

Simeen Hussain Rimi (born 19 August 1961)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency and a former state minister for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She was elected in the 10th Parliamentary Elections held on 5 January 2014 and in the 11th Parliamentary Elections on 31 December 2018. She is chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee of the Ministry of Culture. In November 2022, she became a member of Awami League Presidium.[2]

Early life and education

Rimi was born in 1961 to Tajuddin Ahmad, the inaugural Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Syeda Zohra, another politician. Rimi has two sisters, Mahjabin Ahmad Mimi and Sharmin Ahmad Reepi, and a brother, Sohel Taj.[3] She married Mushtaq Hussain.[4]

Career

Rimi was the Jatiya Sangsad member from Gazipur-4 (Kapasia).[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 197_11th_En . 2022-11-30 . www.parliament.gov.bd.
  2. Web site: Simeen Hussain Rimi made AL presidium member . 2022-11-30 . BSS.
  3. News: Veteran AL leader Zohra Tajuddin dies . Dhaka Tribune . 31 January 2017. en.
  4. News: A walk through a luminous life. 31 January 2017. The Daily Star. 26 July 2014. en.
  5. News: Sohel Taj meets PM Sheikh Hasina; moment of emotion . bdnews24.com . 11 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Member of Parliamant . Bangladesh Parliament . 11 July 2024.