Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel(born 1 January 1967) is a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and a former member of

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

representing the

Khulna-2 Khulna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kotwali Thana (Khulna), Khulna Sadar and Sonadanga Thana, ...

constituency. He is a nephew of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

and a cousin of former Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...

Early life

Jewel is the second son of

Sheikh Abu Naser Sheikh Abu Naser (1928–1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and businessmen. He was the only brother of the founding President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the uncle of the former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Early life ...

, younger brother of

. Prime Minister

is his cousin.

Career

Jewel was elected to parliament on 30 December 2018 from Khulna-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.

References

Living people 1967 births Tungipara Sheikh family Awami League politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Dhaka District {{Khulna-AL-politician-stub