Ismat Ara Sadique

Ismat Ara Sadique (1 September 1941 – 21 January 2020)[1][2] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the state minister of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and Ministry of Public Administration.[3][4][5] She was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-6 constituency from 2014 until her death.

Ismat Ara Sadique
ইসমত আরা সাদেক
Sadique in 2015
State Minister of Primary and Mass Education
In office
12 January 2014 – 15 January 2014
State Minister of Public Administration
In office
15 January 2014 – 30 December 2018
Succeeded byFarhad Hossain
Member of Parliament
for Jessore-6
In office
5 January 2014 – 21 January 2020
Preceded bySheikh Abdul Wahab
Succeeded byShahin Chakladar
Personal details
Born(1941-09-01)1 September 1941
Bogra District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseASHK Sadek

Early life

Sadique was born on 1 September 1941 in Shatani House in Bogra District.[6] In 1956, she graduated from Bogra VM Girls school, and in 1958 from Holy Cross College, Dhaka. In 1960, she graduated from Eden College, Dhaka.[7]

Career

Sadique joined the Bangladesh Awami League in 1992. She established a women's unit in Keshabpur in 1996. From 2009 to 2013 she served in the Bangladesh Women Welfare Council. She was the President of Shathi Samajkalayan Sangstha, a charity providing free treatment to students and school supplies.[7] She was made state minister of Primary and Mass Education on 12 January 2014.[2] Later, she was made the state minister of Public Administration on 15 January 2014.[8]

Personal life

Sadique was married to ASHK Sadek. Her husband was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, member of parliament, and former minister of education. They had two children.[7] Her younger brother, Mamdudur Rahman Choudhury, was a former Jatiya Party minister.[9]

Death

Sadique died on 21 January 2020 at the age of 78.[10]

References
  1. "Constituency 90_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. যশোর-৬ আসনের এমপি ইসমত আরা আর নেই. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. "PM: Militancy will be contained". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "Ismat Ara shifted to Public Admin Ministry". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. "Govt may extend job contracts of three Bangladesh Bank deputy governors". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. "AL MP Ismat Ara Sadique passes away". The Daily Star. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  7. "Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)". www.mopa.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. "Syed Ashraf gets Ministry of Public Administration". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  9. "Ex-JP minister Mamdudur passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  10. "MP Ismat Ara Sadek dies". Daily Sun. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.


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