Shahiduzzaman Sarker
Bangladeshi politician
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Shahiduzzaman Sarker is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Naogaon-2 constituency. He is a former Minister of State for Ministry of Planning. Sarkar previously served as the Whip of Treasury Bench of the Parliament of Bangladesh.[1] On 1 May 2020, he became the first member of the Bangladesh Parliament to test positive for COVID-19.[2]
Shahiduzzaman Sarker | |
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শহীদুজ্জামান সরকার | |
Sarker in 2024 | |
| Minister of State for Planning | |
| In office 1 March 2024 – 5 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister | Abdus Salam |
| Member of Parliament for Naogaon-2 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsuzzoha Khan |
| Succeeded by | Md. Enamul Haque |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Preceded by | SM Nuruzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Shamsuzzoha Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1955 Naogaon District, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Relations | Abbas Ali Mandal (father-in-law) |
Early life
Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.[3]
Career
Sarker was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.[4] He was re-elected in 2008.[5] He was elected unopposed in 2014 after the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election.[6] He was made the parliamentary whip on 25 January 2014.[7]