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|name        = Fazilatun Nessa Indira
|name        = Fazilatun Nessa Indira
|native_name  = ফজিলাতুন নেসা
|native_name  = ফজিলাতুন নেসা
|native_name_lang = bn  
|native_name_lang = bn
|office      = [[Ministry of Women and Children Affairs|State Minister for Women and Children Affairs]]
|image = Fazilatun Nessa Indira speech Installation of CCTV Cameras in Public Transport event in Mirpur Dhaka 2022-10-16 (PID-0020639) (cropped).jpg
|caption = Indira in 2022
|office      = [[Ministry of Women and Children Affairs|Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs]]
|primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
|term_start  = 13 July 2019
|term_start  = 13 July 2019
|predecessor  = [[Imran Ahmad]]
|term_end = 10 January 2024
|constituency_MP1 = Reserved Women's Seat-22
|predecessor  = [[Meher Afroz Chumki]]
|predecessor1 = Mahfuza Rahman Rina
|successor = [[Simeen Hussain Rimi]]
|term_start1 = 2014
 
|constituency_MP2 = Reserved Women's Seat-46
|office1 = Member of Bangladesh Parliament
|successor2 = [[Merina Rahman]]
 
|term_start2 = 25 January 2009
|constituency1 = Reserved women's seat-23
|term_end2 = 24 January 2014
|term_start1 = 28 February 2024
|term_end1 = 6 August 2024
|predecessor1 = [[Ratna Ahmed]]
 
|constituency2 = Reserved women's seat-22
|term_start2 = 29 January 2014
|term_end2 = 29 January 2024
|predecessor2 = [[Mahfuza Rahman Rina]]
|successor2 = [[Masuda Siddique Roji]]
 
|constituency3 = Reserved Women's Seat-46
|term_start3 = 9 December 2011
|term_end3 = 24 January 2014
|predecessor3 = ''Position created''
|successor3 = [[Merina Rahman]]
 
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1 Jan 1956|df=y}}
|party        = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
|party        = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
|nationality  = Bangladeshi
|nationality  = Bangladeshi
}}
}}


'''Fazilatun Nessa Indira''' is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent [[Ministry of Women and Children Affairs|State Minister of Women and Children Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/2019/07/11/cabinet-reshuffle-2-new-ministers-to-take-oath|title=Imran to become minister, Indira state minister|date=2019-07-11|website=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref> She was selected as a member of parliament from reserved seats of women consecutively in the 9th, 10th and 11th parliamentary elections.<ref name=banga>{{Cite web|url=https://en.banglainsider.com/politics/6050/Bangabandhu-named-her|title=Bangabandhu named her|website=en.banglainsider.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref>
'''Fazilatun Nessa Indira''' (born 1 January 1956)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012032301/fazilatun-nesa|title=Member profile|publisher=Bangladesh Government|accessdate=2024-10-15}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and a former [[Ministry of Women and Children Affairs|State Minister of Women and Children Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/2019/07/11/cabinet-reshuffle-2-new-ministers-to-take-oath|title=Imran to become minister, Indira state minister|date=2019-07-11|website=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref> She was selected as a member of parliament from the reserved seats for women consecutively in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th parliamentary elections.<ref name=banga>{{Cite web|url=https://en.banglainsider.com/politics/6050/Bangabandhu-named-her|title=Bangabandhu named her|website=en.banglainsider.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713014556/https://en.banglainsider.com/politics/6050/Bangabandhu-named-her|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-12-09 |title=EC declares five AL candidates elected |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-213354 |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Indira was elected as the general secretary of Mohila Awami League through council election of 2003. She was elected as the women affairs secretary of [[Bangladesh Awami League]] in the triennial council in October 2016.<ref name=banga/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/1433/al-names-22-more-secretaries-of-central-committee|title=AL names 22 more secretaries of central committee|website=New Age|language=en|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref>
Indira was elected as the general secretary of Mohila Awami League through council election of 2003. She was elected as the women affairs secretary of [[Bangladesh Awami League]] in the triennial council in October 2016.<ref name=banga/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/1433/al-names-22-more-secretaries-of-central-committee|title=AL names 22 more secretaries of central committee|website=New Age|language=en|date=25 October 2016|access-date=2024-07-10}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 27 November 2025


Fazilatun Nessa Indira
ফজিলাতুন নেসা
Indira in 2022
Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs
In office
13 July 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMeher Afroz Chumki
Succeeded bySimeen Hussain Rimi
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byRatna Ahmed
ConstituencyReserved women's seat-23
In office
29 January 2014 – 29 January 2024
Preceded byMahfuza Rahman Rina
Succeeded byMasuda Siddique Roji
ConstituencyReserved women's seat-22
In office
9 December 2011 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMerina Rahman
ConstituencyReserved Women's Seat-46
Personal details
Born (1956-01-01) 1 January 1956 (age 70)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Fazilatun Nessa Indira (born 1 January 1956)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former State Minister of Women and Children Affairs.[2] She was selected as a member of parliament from the reserved seats for women consecutively in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th parliamentary elections.[3][4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Indira was elected as the general secretary of Mohila Awami League through council election of 2003. She was elected as the women affairs secretary of Bangladesh Awami League in the triennial council in October 2016.[3][5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Member profile". Bangladesh Government. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. "Imran to become minister, Indira state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Bangabandhu named her". en.banglainsider.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. "EC declares five AL candidates elected". The Daily Star. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. "AL names 22 more secretaries of central committee". New Age. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.


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