Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel is 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 and the incumbent Member of Parliament from

Khulna-2 Khulna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Khulna Sadar and Sonadanga thanas. History T ...

. He is a nephew of Bangabandhu

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 ...

and cousin of Prime Minister

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 ...

Early life

Jewel is the second son of

Sheikh Abu Naser Sheikh Abu Naser (1928–1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and the only brother of the first President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was the uncle of the present Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Early life His elder broth ...

, younger brother of

. Prime Minister

is his cousin.

Career

Jewel's house was attacked on 30 October 2014 by individuals with firearms. No one was harmed in the attack. He was elected to Parliament on 30 December 2018 from Khulna-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.

References

Awami League politicians Living people 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family Year of birth missing (living people) Bangladeshi people of Arab descent {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub