Shawkat Momen Shahjahan
Bangladeshi politician
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Shawkat Momen Shahjahan was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Member of Parliament.[1]
Shawkat Momen Shahjahan | |
|---|---|
শওকত মোমেন শাহজাহান | |
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 20 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Kader Siddique |
| Succeeded by | Anupam Shahjahan |
| Constituency | Tangail-8 |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Kader Siddique |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Kader Siddique |
| Constituency | Tangail-8 |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Morshed Ali Khan Panni |
| Succeeded by | Morshed Ali Khan Panni |
| Constituency | Tangail-8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 |
| Died | 20 January 2014 (aged 62–63) |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Children | Anupam Shahjahan Joy |
Early life
Shajahan was born in 1951. He studied at the Bangladesh Agriculture University in Mymensingh. He worked as a lecturer in Bangladesh Agriculture University after graduating. Later he married Shobnam Momtaz, and had a child, Anupam Shahjahan Joy, the current MP of Tangail-8.[2]
Career
Shahjahan was elected to Parliament in 1986 Tangail-8 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He won the by-poll in 1999 from Tangail-8 and was re-elected again in December 2008 General elections. He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Agriculture Ministry.[2] He was elected unopposed in the 10th parliamentary election on 5 January 2014.[3] He has called on the government of Bangladesh to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord to avert violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.[4]
Death and legacy
Shahjahan died on 20 January 2014.[2] His constituency, Tangail-8, fail vacant after his death. On 29 March 2014, by-elections were held and his son, Anupam Shahjahan Joy, was elected to Parliament.[5]