Runu Reza
Bangladesh Awami League politician
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Runu Reza (born 10 December 1972) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved seat in 2024.[1]
Runu Reza | |
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রুনু রেজা | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat-12 | |
| In office 28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Khadizatul Anwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1972 Narail District, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Early life and family
Runu Reza was born on 10 December 1972 in Narail District.[2] Her family had been freedom fighters in Khulna.[3] Her father, late Sheikh Mohammad Rokon Uddin Ahmed was a freedom fighter, professor and social worker. Runu Reza is the younger sister of 17th Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.[4]
Reza's daughter Fairooz Faizah Beether is the first Bangladeshi to win Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[5]
Career
Reza was elected to Parliament on 27 February 2024 from women reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[6]
