Syeda Saira Mohsin

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Syeda Saira Mohsin
Member of Parliament
for (Moulvibazar-3)
In office
8 December 2015 – 29 December 2018
Preceded bySyed Mohsin Ali
Succeeded byNesar Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965 (age 56)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Syed Mohsin Ali

Syeda Saira Mohsin (born 10 September 1965)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament in Bangladesh.[2]

Career[]

Mohsin was nominated by Bangladesh Awami League to contest the by-election to Moulvibazar-3 constituency in Rajnagar Upazila and Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of her husband, Syed Mohsin Ali, on 14 September 2015. The nomination was approved by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3] She won the election uncontested after Bangladesh Election Commission scrapped the candidacy of all her opponents.[4] She was sworn into office by the Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on 7 December 2015.[5]

Personal life[]

Mohsin was married to Bangladesh Awami League politician Syed Mohsin Ali. Her husband was the Minister of Social Welfare. Her husband died on 14 September 2015.[3] In 2017, she received the Independence Day Award on behalf of her late husband who received it posthumously for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Constituency 237_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. ^ "Syeda Saira Mohsin sworn in as MP". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Mohsin's wife gets AL ticket for Moulvibazar-3 by-polls". The Daily Star. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Ex-minister Mohsin Ali's wife wins Moulvibazar by-polls". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Syeda Saira Mohsin sworn in as MP". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Hasina: No conspiracy will work against Bangladesh". Gulf-Times. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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