Honorific-Prefix: | Barrister |
Ummy Farzana Sattar | |
Native Name: | উম্মি ফরজানা ছাত্তার |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Term Start: | 2024 |
Term End: | present |
Birth Date: | 9 February 1984 |
Birth Place: | Dhaka |
Party: | Awami League |
Alma Mater: | University of London |
Occupation: | Politician and lawyer |
Ummy Farzana Sattar (born 9 February 1984) [1] is a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer and current Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat-21 for Mymensingh District.[2] [3] She is currently a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.[4]
Barristar Farzana Sattar was born on 9 February 1984 in Dhaka. Her father Veteran Freedom Fighter Abdus Sattar was the member of the parliament for two times and former Commerce and Industry Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[5]
Farzana has completed L.L.B. Honours from the University of London, LLM from the City University of London and Barrister-at-Law.
Farzana was called to the Bar of England and Wales. After completing Barrister-at-Law, she returned to Bangladesh and became member of Bangladesh Bar Council in 2010 and enrolled as an advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. She was Senior Associate of Barrister Tanjib-Ul-Alam from 2010 to 2016. She is an activist on human rights issues, women's empowerment and works on elimination of all forms of discrimination against Women.[6]