Sheikh Anne Rahman (28 September 1960 – 11 October 2022) was a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician who was a

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member for the reserved women's seat-19. She was related to

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, the current

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা ...

Career

Rahman was selected to parliament from Pirojpur reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate February 16, 2019.

Personal life

Rahman was married to

Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Sheikh Hafizur Rahman (born 31 March 1952) is a Bangladeshi politician. He has served as a member of the Jatiyo Sangshad since 2014, representing Narail-2 for the Workers Party of Bangladesh. He is a member of the Trustee Board of the Bangaban ...

, cousin of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

, the first

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

. Her father, Enayet Hossain Khan, was an

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...

politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member of Bakerganj-16 (now defunct).

References

1960 births 2022 deaths People from Pirojpur District Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family Awami League politicians 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub