Tahura Ali

Tahura Ali
তহুরা আলী
Born1955 or 1956
Died (aged 69)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
OccupationPolitician
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseMohammad Ali
ChildrenMeher Afroz Shaon
Maheen Afroz Shinjon

Tahura Ali (1955 or 1956 – 23 October 2025) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

Ali completed her master's degree from the University of Chittagong in chemistry in 1987. Ali was the director of finance of Citizen Cables limited. She was also a lecturer at Habibullah Bahar University College.[2]

Career

Ali served in the 9th parliament of Bangladesh and was a Member of Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce in Parliament.[3] She served in the parliament from 1996 to 2001 and was elected again from Jamalpur for a second term.[2] In 2009, she was selected for a position in the reserved seats for women in Bangladesh parliament.[4]

Personal life and death

Ali was married to Mohammad Ali. Her daughter, Meher Afroz Shaon is an actress.[5] Her son-in-law Humayun Ahmed was a popular novelist and writer.

Tahura Ali died from heart and kidney disease on 23 October 2025, at the age of 69.[6]

References

  1. ^ "FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS" (PDF). unesco.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Citizen Cable". citizencable.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Constituency 319". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ "45 women MPs-elect sworn in". The Daily Star. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Shaon, sons hang out at Nuhash Palli". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ^ Former Jamalpur MP Tahura Ali, mother of Meher Afroz Shaon, passes away