Syeda Razia Faiz

Syeda Razia Faiz
Syeda Razia Faiz
সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Born	18 April 1936
Died	15 November 2013 (aged 77); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)	Mohammad Abul Faiz
Parent(s)	Syed Badrudduja (father);

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Syeda Razia Faiz (18 April 1936 – 15 November 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1960s. In 1979, she became the first woman to be elected as a member of Jatiya Sangsad, the Parliament of Bangladesh.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Faiz was born on 18 April 1936 to Syed Badrudduja, a former mayor of Kolkata and a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and India's Lok Sabha.^[1]^[2] She was elected to Pakistan National Assembly in the 1960s.^[2] During Bangladesh Liberation War she was part of the Pakistani delegation to the United Nations. She was placed under house arrest in Bangladesh after its independence.

In 1979, Faiz was elected from the former constituency of Abdus Sabur Khan to Bangladesh National parliament.^[3] The first female elected member of parliament in Bangladesh.^[2] In 1989, she was appointed as the minister for women and social welfare^[1] Later, she served as the vice president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party until her death.^[4]

Personal life and death[edit]

Faiz was married to Mohammad Abul Faiz, the former chairman of Petrobangla. They had a daughter, Fawzia Alam, two sons, Osman Ershad Faiz and Aman Ashraf Faiz.^[1] She died on 15 November 2013.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Razia Faiz dead". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Obituary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
↑ Badrul Ahsan, Syed. "The Bengalis who let us down in 1971". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Razia Faiz's qulkhwani held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[death-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Razia Faiz dead". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[obituary-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Obituary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[3] Badrul Ahsan, Syed. "The Bengalis who let us down in 1971". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[sst-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Razia Faiz's qulkhwani held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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