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SM Rezaul Karim

SM Rezaul Karim

Bangladeshi politician


Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Karim (born 18 February 1962) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-1 constituency since 2019.[3][4] He is aformer Minister of fisheries and livestock. Earlier he had served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works for 11 months.[5]

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Early life and background

Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Karim was born on 18 February 1962 into the aristocratic Bengali Muslim Sheikh family of Tarabunia village of Nazirpur Upazila, Pirojpur District. His father was Mohammad Abdul Khaleq Sheikh, a freedom fighter, his mother was Majeda Begum, he was their third born son.[6][7][8]

Career

Rezaul Karim was a minister at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of the Government Republic of Bangladesh and he is a Member of Parliament (MP) of Pirojpur-1, Bangladesh. He is also a member of The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec),  Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division & High Court Division), Former Minister of Housing and Public Works, Former Secretary of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar. He was the founder and founding Chief Editor of a Famous News Paper in Bangladesh named “The Daily Ajker Darpon”. He is “Legal Affairs Secretary” of Bangladesh Awami League’s Central Working Committee.[6][9][10]

Personal life

Rezaul Karim is married to Parveen Reza, a poet and has a son and a daughter both of whom are barristers and are members of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London. His son is Sheikh Tanweer Karim and his daughter is Sheikh Sadia Karim, his daughter is the first female barrister from Pirojpur District.[6][11]


References

  1. "Constituency 127". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. "DHAKA BAR ASSOCIATION". www.dhakabarassociation.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. "Constituency 127_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. "Pirojpur 1 constituency: BNP-Jamaat quiet as AL leaders fight for nomination". Dhaka Tribune. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "Portfolios of 3 ministers changed". The Daily Star. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. "S M Rezaul Karim". S M Rezaul Karim. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  7. Staff Correspondent (2020-09-23). "Majeda Begum no more". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  8. বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Housing minister's father passes away". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  9. "Sayedee's son puts local BNP in a tight spot". The Daily Star. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. "Snigdha the first woman as barrister in Pirojpur district". www.dailypeoplestime.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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