Benzir Ahmed

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.

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[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]

Early life

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

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
  1. "Constituency 193". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "FF Benjir Ahmed gets AL ticket in Dhaka 20". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. 27 November 2018.
  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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