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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Begum Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah
| name = Begum Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah
|image=
| office = Member of Parliament <br> Women's Seat-21<ref name="parliament">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
| office = Member of Parliament <br> Women's Seat-21<ref name="parliament">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
| term_start = 27 February 1991
| term_start = 27 February 1991
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| predecessor =  
| predecessor =  
| successor = Sagufta Yasmin<ref name="parliament2">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|title=List of 7th Parliament Members|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
| successor = Sagufta Yasmin<ref name="parliament2">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|title=List of 7th Parliament Members|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
| office2 = Member of Parliament <br> Women's Seat-17
| office1 = Member of Parliament <br> Women's Seat-17
| term_start2 = 10 October 2001
| term_start1 = 10 October 2001
| term_end2 = 29 October 2006
| term_end1 = 29 October 2006
| predecessor2 = Sagufta Yasmin
| predecessor1 = Sagufta Yasmin
| successor2 = [[Farida Rahman]]<ref name="parliament3">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|title=List of 9th Parliament Members|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
| successor1 = [[Farida Rahman]]<ref name="parliament3">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|title=List of 9th Parliament Members|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1934|}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1934|}}
| birth_place = [[Narayanganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place = [[Narayanganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| nationality = [[British Raj|British Indian]] (1935–1947)<br>[[Pakistani]] (1947–1971) <br> [[Bangladeshi]] (1971–present)
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Politician <br> [[aristocrat]]
| occupation = Politician
| residence = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| residence = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
}}
}}
Begum '''Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah''' ({{lang-bn|বেগম শামসুন্নাহার খাজা আহসানউল্লাহ}}) ({{lang-ur|بیگم شمسن ںھار خواجہ احساناللہ}}) is a Bangladeshi politician from the prominent [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]], a former Member of Parliament, and a member of the [[Dhaka Nawab family]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Khaleda urges party men to help improve law & order|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/khaleda-urges-party-men-to-help-improve-law-order|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=23 January 2003|language=en}}</ref>
Begum '''Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah''' is a Bangladeshi politician from the prominent [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]], a former Member of Parliament, and a member of the [[Dhaka Nawab family]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Khaleda urges party men to help improve law & order|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/khaleda-urges-party-men-to-help-improve-law-order|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=23 January 2003|language=en}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Career==
Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah was elected to the Parliament in 1991 as a candidate of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|accessdate=22 November 2017|language=en-gb}}</ref> She was re-elected in 1996, the 6th parliamentary election of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of 6th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-6th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|accessdate=22 November 2017|language=en-gb}}</ref> The general elections were scrapped and another election was called over concerns of fairness in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|title=Washington wants acceptable polls in Bangladesh|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/06/01/washington-wants-acceptable-polls-bangladesh/|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> She was elected to the reserved seats for women in parliament by the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] on 5 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=36 women lawmakers take oath|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/09/04/36-women-lawmakers-take-oath|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> She was an advisor to the Bangladesh Union Sadasya Sangstha.<ref>{{cite news|title=ID card a must for free, fair election|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/06/07/d50607060261.htm|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> In 2008, she along with 86 other former [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] leaders expressed their support for party General Secretary [[Khandaker Delwar Hossain]] and Chairperson [[Khaleda Zia]] during the Caretaker Government rule in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=86 ex-BNP MPs back Delwar|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40260|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=8 June 2008|language=en}}</ref> Begum Ahsanullah was sent into exile when the military government came into power.<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=https://gupshup1.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/2008-parliamentary-election-and-the-in-laws-of-the-nawab-family/|website=gupshup1.wordpress.com|title=2008 Parliamentary election and the in laws of the Nawab Family &#124;|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref> Along with being a politician, she served as the President of the Salimullah Orphanage since her husband's death in 1978.<ref name="nawabbari">{{cite web|url=http://www.nawabbari.com/smo.html|website=nawabbari.com|title=smo|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref> She resigned from her post as president in 2010.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eMfHVfjs_o|title=Interview with Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Askari Part 2|website=YouTube|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah was selected to the parliament in 1991 as a candidate of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|accessdate=22 November 2017|language=en-gb}}</ref> She was re-elected in 1996, the 6th parliamentary election of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of 6th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-6th-parliament-members-bangla|website=parliament.gov.bd|accessdate=22 November 2017|language=en-gb}}</ref> The general elections were scrapped and another election was called over concerns of fairness in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|title=Washington wants acceptable polls in Bangladesh|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/06/01/washington-wants-acceptable-polls-bangladesh/|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> She was elected to the reserved seats for women in parliament by the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] on 5 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=36 women lawmakers take oath|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/09/04/36-women-lawmakers-take-oath|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> She was an advisor to the Bangladesh Union Sadasya Sangstha.<ref>{{cite news|title=ID card a must for free, fair election|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/06/07/d50607060261.htm|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> In 2008, she along with 86 other former [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] leaders expressed their support for party General Secretary [[Khandaker Delwar Hossain]] and Chairperson [[Khaleda Zia]] during the Caretaker Government rule in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=86 ex-BNP MPs back Delwar|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40260|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=8 June 2008|language=en}}</ref> Begum Ahsanullah was sent into exile when the military government came into power.<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=https://gupshup1.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/2008-parliamentary-election-and-the-in-laws-of-the-nawab-family/|website=gupshup1.wordpress.com|title=2008 Parliamentary election and the in laws of the Nawab Family &#124;|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>  
 
Along with being a politician, Ahsanullah served as the president of the Salimullah Orphanage since her husband's death in 1978.<ref name="nawabbari">{{cite web|url=http://www.nawabbari.com/smo.html|website=nawabbari.com|title=smo|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref> She resigned from her post as president in 2010.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eMfHVfjs_o|title=Interview with Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Askari Part 2|website=YouTube|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah was married to Nawabzada Khwaja Ahsanullah (1915–1978).<ref>{{cite web|title=The official web site of the Dhaka Nawab Family: PHOTO GALLERY|url=http://www.nawabbari.com/main_photo_noscroll.html?string=nka_photos.html|website=nawabbari.com|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> She is the daughter-in-law of the Nawab of Dhaka, Sir [[Khwaja Salimullah]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Name street after Sir Salimullah|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/01/17/d70117060586.htm|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> She has one son; Khwaja Zaki Ahsanullah and two daughters; Fawzia Ahsanullah and Ayesha Ahsanullah.<ref name="tribalpages">{{cite web|url=https://gupshup1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=gupshup1&view=18&pid=777&rand=699684174|website=gupshup1.tribalpages.com|title=Family Tree|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
[[Image:Khwaja Ahsanullah and Begum Shamsunnahar Ahsanullah.jpg|thumb|Ahsanullah with her husband in the 1950s]]
Ahsanullah was married to Nawabzada Khwaja Ahsanullah (1915–1978).<ref>{{cite web|title=The official web site of the Dhaka Nawab Family: PHOTO GALLERY|url=http://www.nawabbari.com/main_photo_noscroll.html?string=nka_photos.html|website=nawabbari.com|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> She is the daughter-in-law of the Nawab of Dhaka, Sir [[Khwaja Salimullah]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Name street after Sir Salimullah|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/01/17/d70117060586.htm|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> She has one son; Khwaja Zaki Ahsanullah and two daughters; Fawzia Ahsanullah and Ayesha Ahsanullah.<ref name="tribalpages">{{cite web|url=https://gupshup1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=gupshup1&view=18&pid=777&rand=699684174|website=gupshup1.tribalpages.com|title=Family Tree|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:26, 6 June 2022


Begum Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah
Member of Parliament
Women's Seat-21[1]
In office
27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996
Succeeded bySagufta Yasmin[2]
Member of Parliament
Women's Seat-17
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded bySagufta Yasmin
Succeeded byFarida Rahman[3]
Personal details
Born1934 (age 91–92)
Narayanganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
ResidenceDhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationPolitician

Begum Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah is a Bangladeshi politician from the prominent Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a former Member of Parliament, and a member of the Dhaka Nawab family.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah was selected to the parliament in 1991 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] She was re-elected in 1996, the 6th parliamentary election of Bangladesh.[6] The general elections were scrapped and another election was called over concerns of fairness in 1996.[7] She was elected to the reserved seats for women in parliament by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 5 September 2005.[8] She was an advisor to the Bangladesh Union Sadasya Sangstha.[9] In 2008, she along with 86 other former Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders expressed their support for party General Secretary Khandaker Delwar Hossain and Chairperson Khaleda Zia during the Caretaker Government rule in Bangladesh.[10] Begum Ahsanullah was sent into exile when the military government came into power.[11]

Along with being a politician, Ahsanullah served as the president of the Salimullah Orphanage since her husband's death in 1978.[12] She resigned from her post as president in 2010.[13]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

File:Khwaja Ahsanullah and Begum Shamsunnahar Ahsanullah.jpg
Ahsanullah with her husband in the 1950s

Ahsanullah was married to Nawabzada Khwaja Ahsanullah (1915–1978).[14] She is the daughter-in-law of the Nawab of Dhaka, Sir Khwaja Salimullah.[15] She has one son; Khwaja Zaki Ahsanullah and two daughters; Fawzia Ahsanullah and Ayesha Ahsanullah.[16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "List of 5th Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. "List of 7th Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. "List of 9th Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. "Khaleda urges party men to help improve law & order". The Daily Star. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. "List of 5th Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. "List of 6th Parliament Members". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. "Washington wants acceptable polls in Bangladesh". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. "36 women lawmakers take oath". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. "ID card a must for free, fair election". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. "86 ex-BNP MPs back Delwar". The Daily Star. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  11. "2008 Parliamentary election and the in laws of the Nawab Family |". gupshup1.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. "smo". nawabbari.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  13. "Interview with Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Askari Part 2". YouTube. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  14. "The official web site of the Dhaka Nawab Family: PHOTO GALLERY". nawabbari.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  15. "Name street after Sir Salimullah". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  16. "Family Tree". gupshup1.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.