Sheikh Selim
Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim | |
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শেখ ফজলুল করিম সেলিম | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Gopalganj-2 | |
In office 1986–1988 | |
Succeeded by | Farid Ahmed |
Assumed office 1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971 (age 50–51) Tungipara, Gopalganj, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Children | Sheikh Fazle Fahim |
Relatives | Sheikh–Wazed family |
Profession | Politician |
Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, better known as Sheikh Selim, is a Bangladeshi member of parliament and a member of the standing committee of Bangladesh Awami League party.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Selim is the nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh. He is the younger brother of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani founder of Jubo League.[4] He is a cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5]
Career[]
Salim is the current parliamentary representative for the a constituency of Gopalganj-2. He is a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League.[6] He has won parliamentary elections from Gopalganj-2 seven times.[7] He served as the Minister for Health and Family Welfare in the First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[8] He is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare Ministry.[9]
Controversy[]
On 23 April 2008, Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission sued him for corruption with Ramna Police Station. He secured bail from the High Court on 16 September 2008.
Personal life[]
His eldest son Sheikh Fazle Fahim is the former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries and is married to the daughter of businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher, with whom he has had 3 children Sheikh Zaharat Maanha, Sheikh Fardan Yavand and Sheikh Farzaad Zaidan .[10][11] Another son Sheikh Nayem is married to the daughter of BNP politician Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku.[12] One of Selim's grandsons, Zayan Chowdhary, died in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. The child's father Moshiul Haque Chowdhary was wounded, though his mother, Selim's daughter Sheikh Amina Sultana Sonia, was unharmed.[13]
References[]
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- ^ "Prime minister: Stand united to get rid of terrorism". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Suranjit slates 'scared' ministers over US ambassador's comments, faces ire". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Tributes paid to Sheikh Moni". The Daily Star. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Hasina regularly took money from magnates". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "AL asks US not interfere in internal issues". The Daily Star. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim -শেখ ফজলুল করিম সেলিম Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Opposition has violated Constitution: Minister". The Daily Star. 2000-01-25. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim speaks at a discussion". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Sheikh Fazle Fahim named FBCCI president after unopposed election". Bdnews24.com. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ এবার প্রিন্স মুসার সহকারীকে তলব. Arthosuchak (in Bengali). 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ আত্মীয়তার যত বন্ধনে বিএনপি আওয়ামী লীগ. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Sheikh Selim's minor grandson dies in Sri Lanka bombings". bdnews24.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Living people
- Awami League politicians
- 1947 births
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family
- 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members
- 5th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 7th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 8th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 9th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 10th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 11th Jatiya Sangsad members
- Health and Family Welfare ministers of Bangladesh
- People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh