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Jahanara Begum
জাহানারা বেগম
State Minister of Cultural Affairs
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Member of Parliament
for Rajbari-1
In office
19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byKazi Keramat Ali
Succeeded byKazi Keramat Ali
Member of Parliament from the Women's Reserver Seat-22
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Personal details
Bornc. 11 February 1942
British Raj
Died24 July 2021
Bashundhara Residential Area
Political partyBNP, BNF, LDP

Jahanara Begum (c. 11 February 1942 – 24 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi politician, a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency and a State Minister of Cultural Affairs.[1][2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Begum served twice as the Minister of State for Culture and Adviser to the then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Primary Education and Mass Education.[3]

Begum was a member of the women's seat-22 in the 5th Jatiya Sangsad.[4] She was elected a Member of Parliament from Rajbari-1 (Sadar-Goaland) constituency on 15 February 1996 in the Sixth Parliamentary Election on the nomination of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] She was the vice chairman of BNP.

Begum was the co-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF). She previously served as Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[6][7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "সাবেক মন্ত্রী অধ্যাপিকা জাহানারা বেগমের ইন্তেকাল". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ex-state minister Prof Jahanara Begum passes away". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Ministers". guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "List of 5th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "List of 6th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 15 September 2018 suggested (help)
  6. ↑ "শেখ হাসিনার নেতৃত্বে নির্বাচনে যেতে চায় বিএনএ". Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "বহিস্কৃত নেতার বিএনএফ বিলুপ্ত করার যোগ্যতা নেই: অধ্যাপিকা জাহানারা". Bangladesh Pratidin. Retrieved 22 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)