Khurshid Jahan

Begum Khurshida Jahan Haq (11 August 1939 – 14 June 2006[5]) (nicknamed 'Chocolate Apa')[6] was the Minister of Women's and Children's Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006, serving under her sister, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[5] During her term in office, she worked to curb human trafficking of women and children in Bangladesh, as well as to provide programs and services to rehabilitate former victims of human trafficking.[7]

Khurshid Jahan
Minister of Women and Children Affairs
In office
10 October 2001 – 14 June 2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byZinnatunnessa Talukdar
Succeeded byShirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Member of Parliament
for Dinajpur-3
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Preceded byM. Abdur Rahim[1]
Succeeded byHerself[2]
In office
10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byHerself
Succeeded byIqbalur Rahman[3]
Member of Parliament
for Women's Seat-1
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Succeeded bySrimati Bharati Nandi (Sarkar)[4]
Personal details
Born(1939-08-11)11 August 1939
Balaburi, Dinajpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died14 June 2006(2006-06-14) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
RelativesKhaleda Zia (sister)
Tarique Rahman (nephew)
Arafat Rahman (nephew)
Sayeed Iskander (brother)
Shamim Iskander (brother)
Ziaur Rahman (brother-in-law)
Alma materKumudini College
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Khurshid Jahan Haq was born on 11 August 1939 in Balaburi, in the Dinajpur District of Bangladesh. After matriculation from the local schools, she attended Kumudini College where she received a BA degree in 1958.[5] During her college years, she was active in student government and served as Secretary of the Students' Union in 1956–57.[5]

Career

Jahan served as a vice-chairmen of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and in 1991 was named as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the reserved seat for women.[5] She was later twice re-elected as MP from the Dinajpur-3 constituency, in 1996 and 2001. She was given the position of Minister of Women's and Children's Affairs on October 10, 2001,[5] and held the position until her death in 2006.

References
  1. User, Super. "List of 5th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "Member's of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Affairs". Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. User, Super. "List of 9th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. User, Super. "List of 7th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. Staff (14 June 2006). "Khurshid Jahan dies at CMH, 3rd Lead". BDNews24. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. (kibria), Fowajul Kibria (2011-01-22). "BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY: Begum Khaleda Zia". BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. "Bangladesh" (PDF). Scalabrini Migration Center. Retrieved 7 June 2013.


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