Sheuly Azad: Difference between revisions

| honorific-prefix         = Member of Parliament

| name                     = Umme Fatema Nazma Begum

| native_name             = {{lang|bn|উম্মে ফাতেমা নাজমা বেগম}}

| native_name_lang         = bn

| nickname                 = Sheuly Azad

| constituency_MP1         = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|11th Jatiya Sangsad members]] Reserved women seats-12

| parliament               = Jatiya Sangsad

| majority1               = [[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]]

| term_start1             = 28 May 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=From homemaker to lawmaker |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/163143/from-homemaker-to-lawmaker |work=The Asian Age |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

| term_end1               = Running

| prior_term               = First time

| birth_date               = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1972|10|02}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/component/content/article/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/4288-constituency-312-11th-en |title=Constituency 312_11th_En Constituency 312 Seat-12 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

| birth_place             = [[Sarail Upazila|Sarail]], [[Brahmanbaria]],  

| birthname               =  

| citizenship             = [[Bangladesh]]

| party                   = [[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]]

| spouse                   = A K M Iqbal Azad

| occupation               = Politics

| profession               = Entrepreneur

| known_for               = Women politicians

| education               = SSC <ref name=":0"/>

'''Umme Fatema Nazma Begum''' ({{lang-bn|উম্মে ফাতেমা নাজমা বেগম}}; born 2 October 1972), better known as '''Sheuly Azad''', is an entrepreneur and politician, holding one of the seats reserved for women in the 11th [[Jatiya Sangsad]], the Bangladeshi parliament.<ref>{{cite news |title=49 elected uncontested to reserved women parliamentary seats |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/02/16/49-mps-in-reserved-seats-for-women-unofficially-declared-elected |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:শিউলী আজাদ এমপি হওয়ায় সরাইলে উল্লাস |url=https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=158751&cat=9 |work=Manab Zamin |language=bn |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MPs to reserved seats sworn in |url=http://en.banglatribune.com/national/news/30268/MPs-to-reserved-seats-sworn-in |work=Bangla Tribune |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite web |title=List of 11th Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mass reception accorded to Sheuly Azad MP |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/166237/mass-reception-accorded-to-sheuly-azad-mp |work=The Asian Age |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

Sheuly was born in the Muslim family of West Kuttapara in Sarail Upazila of Brahmanbaria district. Her father is a Businessman and mother is a housewife.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:সংরক্ষিত নারী আসন : আলোচনায় ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়ার ৬ নারী |url=http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/chattagram/382233/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80 |work=The Daily Naya Diganta |language=bn |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

After the tragic killing of her husband, Sheuly Azad entered politics, suppressing the pain of her bereavement. The Sarail Awami League committee was dissolved and Sheuly Azad was elected joint convener-1 of the upazila unit. Since then, Sheuly Azad has been relentlessly working with a view to materializing the dreams of her late husband. Local leaders and activists of the Awami League and its front organizations got united under the leadership of Sheuly Azad.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:ইকবাল আজাদের স্বপ্নপূরণ এমপি শিউলী আজাদ,আনন্দে ভাসছে সরাইল |url=http://brahmanbaria24.com/2011-12-05-15-11-54/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3/ |website=brahmanbaria24.com |language=bn |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>