Wajid Ali Khan Panni, also known as Wajed Ali Khan Panni II, was a

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politician and a former member of parliament for

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Early life and family

Wajid Ali Khan Panni was born in

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, to the

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family known as the Zamindars of Karatia. His father, Khurram Khan Panni, was the chief whip of the

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. Panni's brother is

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who is also a politician. His great-grandfather, Wajed Ali Khan Panni I, was descended from a

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belonging to the Panni tribe, who had migrated from

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to Bengal in the 16th century where the family became culturally assimilated. Panni is a syndicate member of

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Career

Panni was elected to parliament from Tangail-7 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.

References

Jatiya Party politicians Living people 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Karatia Zamindari family 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub