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Benzir Ahmed
বেনজির আহমেদ
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Dhaka-20
Assumed office
30 January 2019
Preceded byM. A. Maleque
In office
2009–2014
Succeeded byM. A. Maleque
Personal details
Born (1952-02-29) February 29, 1952 (age 74)[1]
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Children2 sons, 1 daughter[2]
EducationM.A.[1]
Alma materDhaka University
OccupationBusiness[1]
CommitteesCommittee on Petitions Member, Standing Committee on Ministry of Land[1]

Benzir Ahmed (born 29 February 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who has served as the member of parliament for Dhaka-20 since January 2019.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Ahmed was born on 29 February 1952[1] in the village of Bainna, Dhamrai, Dhaka District, East Pakistan, Pakistan, the third child among four brothers and two sisters.[2] He attended Manikganj Debendra College and Dhaka University.[2] He has a M.A. degree.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-20 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[2] He received the nomination to contest 2018 election from Dhaka-20.[3] He is the president of the Dhaka District unit of the Bangladesh Awami League.[4] He was the President of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies(BAIRA).[5] In 2022 BAIRA Election, he lost to the panel lead by Mohammad Abul Bashar.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Constituency 193". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "FF Benjir Ahmed gets AL ticket in Dhaka 20". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. 27 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Who are the Awami League candidates?". BD News24. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "AL enough to defeat itself in next polls!". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Manpower recruiting agencies demand Tk 2,000cr stimulus package". UNB. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  6. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, জ্যেষ্ঠ. "বায়রা নির্বাচনে নূর আলী-বাশার প্যানেলের জয়". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-09-21.


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