Syeda Saira Mohsin (born 10 September 1960) 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 former member of parliament in Bangladesh.

Career

Mohsin was nominated by the Bangladesh Awami League to contest the by-election to

Moulvibazar-3 Moulvibazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohammad Zillur Rahman (politician and industrialist), Mohammad Zillur Rahman of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency e ...

constituency in

Rajnagar Upazila Rajnagar () is an upazila of the Moulvibazar District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. The district has roughly 43,070 houses and an area of approximately 340 km2. There are three well-known rivers which flow across the Upazila border side of R ...

and

Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila Moulvibazar Sadar (, is an upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. History Moulvibazar was founded as a ''Thanas of Bangladesh, thana'' in 1882, centred around an expanding bazaar (marketplace) founded by M ...

Moulvibazar District Moulvibazar District, () also spelled Moulavibazar, or Maulavibazar, (previous name: South Sylhet) is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It is bordered by the Indian states ...

. 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. She won the election uncontested after

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scrapped the candidacy of all her opponents. She was sworn into office by the Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on 7 December 2015.

Personal life

Mohsin was married to Bangladesh Awami League politician

Syed Mohsin Ali Syed Mohsin Ali (12 December 1948 – 14 September 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the Member of Parliament from Moulvibazar-3 and the Ministry of Social Welfare (Bangladesh), Social Welfare Minister of the government of Banglad ...

. Her husband was the minister of social welfare. Her husband died on 14 September 2015. In 2017, she received the

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on behalf of her late husband who received it posthumously for his role in the

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References

Living people 1960 births People from Moulvibazar District Politicians from Sylhet Division Awami League politicians Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 10th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians {{Sylhet-AL-politician-stub