Syeda Sakina Islam (7 October 1928 – 21 August 2008) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a member of the

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 ...

for two terms. She was elected as a member of parliament from

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in 1979 and on 1986 from Jatiya Party. She was the founding editor of Barisal Ladies Club, and a volunteer member of

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Early life and education

Islam was born on 7 October 1928 in

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. She belonged to a

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family of Syeds originally from the village of Talibpur in

Murshidabad Murshidabad (), is a town in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. This town is the headquarters of Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly river, Bhagirathi Riv ...

. Her father,

Syed Badrudduja Syed Badrudduja (; 4 January 1900 – 18 November 1974) was an Indian-Bengali politician, parliamentarian, and activist. He was a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, member of Indian parliament Lok Sabha and the Mayor of Calcutta. He wa ...

, was a mayor of Kolkata and a member of the

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and India's

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, and her mother was Zaynab Begum. She had 10 siblings, including politician Syeda Razia Faiz. Islam is a graduate of

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Work

Islam served as a member of parliament for two terms. In 1979, she was elected from Barisal and

Bhola District Bhola District () is an administrative district of Barisal Division in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It has an area of 3,403.48 km2. It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal Distri ...

. In 1986, she was elected from

Barishal Barisal ( or ; , ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Divi ...

Jhalkathi District Jhalokathi District officially Jhalakathi District, () is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2. It is bounded by Barisal district to the north, Barguna district to the east ...

and

Pirojpur District Pirojpur District () is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division. ফিরোজ সরদার ১৭০০ সালে এ অঞ্চলের গভীর বন জঙ্গল কেটে মানু ...

. Islam served as the vice chairman of Jatiya Party's central ladies group and Chairperson of Bangladesh Jatiyo Mohila Songstha (Bairsal District). Islam was the first female member of the speaker panel of Bangladesh Parliament,

. In 1977, as a commissioner of Barisal Pourosova, she attended the Asian Women Conference. She also attended World Women Development Conference in 1978. She accompanied President

Ziaur Rahman Ziaur Rahman (19 January 193630 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of t ...

at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979 held in

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Personal life

Islam was married to the journalist and playwright

Fakhrul Islam Khan Fakhrul Islam Khan (known as FI Khan; 9 February 1925 – 13 May 2007) was a Bangladeshi editor, journalist, cultural organizer, playwright, producer, and director. He was the editor of ''Gulista'' (1950), a monthly Bengali magazine, and ''Kadem'' ...

(1925–2007). The couple had one son, Amirul Islam Khan Bulbul, and two daughters, Shabnam Wadud Kaya and Saguafa Khanam Joardar.

References

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