Arif Khan Joy

Arif Khan Joy (Bengali: আরিফ খান জয়) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Bangladesh National Football player captain.[1]

Arif Khan Joy
Personal information
Full name Arif Khan Joy
Date of birth 20/11/1971
Place of birth Netrakona,Dhaka,Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)e
Playing position(s) Midfielder

Career

Joy was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Netrokona-2 constituency in 2014.[2] He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League party.[2] A former professional footballer and vice president of the Bangladesh Football Federation,[3] Joy has been appointed as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the first former professional athlete to hold a position in this ministry.[4]

Controversy
  • He allegedly vandalized the office of a joint-secretary in the sports ministry in 2015.[5]
  • He assaulted an on duty police officer, who subsequently filed a case against him in 2016.[6]

References
  1. "Officials complain to prime minister against Deputy Minister Joy's act of vandalism". www.thefinancetoday.net. The Finance Today. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. "Arif Khan Joy". Elections 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. "BFF congratulate Joy on becoming a minister". Bangladesh Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. Bin Mustafa, Hisham (13 January 2014). "Joy gets a slot in the Youth and Sports Ministry". Priyo News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014.
  5. "Deputy Minister for Sports Arif Khan Joy vandalises joint secretary's room". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. "Minister Joy 'beats up' police sub-inspector, complaint filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.


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