Sheikh_Fazlul_Karim_(politician)

Sheikh Selim

Sheikh Selim

Bangladeshi politician

Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim (born 2 February 1949; better known as Sheikh Selim)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician who is a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gopalganj-2 constituency since 1991. He is a member of the standing committee of Bangladesh Awami League party.[2][3][4] He also served as the minister of Health and Family Welfare during 1999–2001.

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Early life and family

Selim is the son of Sheikh Nurul Haque and Sheikh Asia Begum, sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former president of Bangladesh. He is the younger brother of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani founder of Jubo League.[5] He is a first-cousin of the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6]

Selim is descended from the Tungipara Sheikh family from both his parents. His father's grandfather, Qudratullah Sheikh, was the brother of his mother's great-great-grandfather, Ekramullah Sheikh. Sheikh Mujib was both his uncle and nephew (son of his third-cousin Sheikh Lutfar Rahman).

Career

Salim is the current parliamentary representative for the a constituency of Gopalganj-2. He is a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League.[7] He has won parliamentary elections from Gopalganj-2 nine times, since 1980.[8] He served as the Minister for Health and Family Welfare in the First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[9] He is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare Ministry.[10]

Controversy

On 23 April 2008, Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission sued him for corruption at the Ramna Police Station. He secured bail from the High Court on 16 September 2008.[11] The High Court, in September, stayed proceeding of the case against Selim. On 24 October 2010, Supreme Court stayed the High Court order, allowing the case to proceed.[12]

Personal life

Selim's eldest son Sheikh Fazle Fahim served as president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries and is married to the daughter of businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher.[13][14] Another son Sheikh Nayem is married to the daughter of BNP politician Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku.[15] One of Selim's grandsons, Zayan Chowdhary, died in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. The child's father Moshiul Haque Chowdhary was wounded, though his mother, Selim's daughter Sheikh Amina Sultana Sonia, was unharmed.[16]

References

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    "Constituency 216_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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    "AL's 60th founding anniversary today". The Daily Star. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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    "Prime minister: Stand united to get rid of terrorism". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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    "Suranjit slates 'scared' ministers over US ambassador's comments, faces ire". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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    "Tributes paid to Sheikh Moni". The Daily Star. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "Hasina regularly took money from magnates". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "AL asks US not interfere in internal issues". The Daily Star. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim -শেখ ফজলুল করিম সেলিম Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "Opposition has violated Constitution: Minister". The Daily Star. 2000-01-25. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim speaks at a discussion". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "Sheikh Selim, Abbas, Babar granted bail". The Daily Star. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "SC clears way for trial of 3 graft cases". The Daily Star. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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    "Sheikh Fazle Fahim named FBCCI president after unopposed election". bdnews24.com. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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    এবার প্রিন্স মুসার সহকারীকে তলব. Arthosuchak (in Bengali). 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  15. [15]
    আত্মীয়তার যত বন্ধনে বিএনপি আওয়ামী লীগ. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2014-12-16. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  16. [16]
    "Sheikh Selim's minor grandson dies in Sri Lanka bombings". bdnews24.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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