Imran Ahmad

Imran Ahmad (born 22 Feb 1948)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, businessman and the Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment since 2019.[2] He is a member of parliament from Sylhet-4.[3]

Imran Ahmad
ইমরান আহমেদ
Ahmad in 2021
Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
Assumed office
13 July 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byNurul Islam
State Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
In office
30 January 2019 – 12 July 2019
Member of Parliament
for Sylhet-4
Assumed office
29 December 2008
Preceded byDildar Hossain Selim
In office
Sep 1996 – 1 October 2001
Preceded bySaifur Rahman
Succeeded byDildar Hossain Selim
In office
27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996
Preceded byAbdul Hannan
Succeeded bySaifur Rahman
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded byIqbal Hossain Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbdul Hannan
Personal details
Born (1948-02-22) 22 February 1948
Demra, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
  • Harun Sheikh (father)
  • Mst. Yanur Begum (mother)
EducationB.A.(Hons)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Early life and education

Imran was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the city of Demra, Bengal Presidency, British India. His father was Harun Sheikh and his mother was Mst. Yanur Begum. Their home was in Jessore in Manirampur Upazila. He completed his SSC education at the Bawany High School in Demra and finished his upper education. He graduated from the University of Dhaka with a Bachelor of Arts in geography.

Career

Imran was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency in 1983 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the third parliamentary elections.[4] He was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 5th Parliamentary Election of 1991.[5] He was then elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the by-election of September 1996.[6] He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 10th Parliamentary Election of 2014.[3] He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election of 2018.[7]

References
  1. "Constituency 232". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. "Imran to become minister, Indira state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  3. "Final Election Result from EC". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. একাদশ সংসদের সদস্য হলেন যারা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-01.


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