Saleha Khanam
Saleha Khanam | |
|---|---|
ছালেহা খানম | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat–30 (South Chittagong) | |
| In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | April 24, 2025 (aged 82–83) |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Children | Lutfur Rahman Kazal |
Saleha Khanam (1942 – 24 April 2025; Bengali: ছালেহা খানম) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Bangladesh Parliament of women's reserved seat.
Early life and family
Khanam was born in 1942 as the fourth of the eleven children of Haji Abdul Jalil in Dhemushia Union, Cox's Bazar subdivision, then part of the Chittagong District of Bengal. She was married to industrialist Alhaj Mustafizur Rahman of Gomatali, the founder of the Niribili Group. MP Lutfur Rahman Kazal is her son.[1]
Career
Khanam was elected to parliament from women's reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[2]
Death
Khanam died on 24 April 2025 at the Evercare Hospital Dhaka.[3]
References
- ^ "সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী". Kazal BNP (in Bengali).
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "বিএনপি নেতা কাজলের মা সাবেক এমপি ছালেহা খানম মারা গেছেন". Kalbela (in Bengali). 25 April 2025.