Ismat Ara Sadique

Ismat Ara Sadique (1 September 1941 – 21 January 2020)[1][2] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the state minister of Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and Ministry of Public Administration.[3][4][5] She was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-6 constituency from 2014 until her death.

Ismat Ara Sadique
ইসমত আরা সাদেক
Sadique in 2015
State Minister of Primary and Mass Education
In office
12 January 2014 – 15 January 2014
State Minister of Public Administration
In office
15 January 2014 – 30 December 2018
Succeeded byFarhad Hossain
Member of Parliament
for Jessore-6
In office
5 January 2014 – 21 January 2020
Preceded bySheikh Abdul Wahab
Succeeded byShahin Chakladar
Personal details
Born(1941-09-01)1 September 1941
Bogra District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)ASHK Sadek

Early life

Sadique was born on 1 September 1941 in Bogra District’s Shatani House in Bogra District.[6] In 1956, she graduated from Bogra VM Girls school, and in 1958 from Holy Cross College, Dhaka. In 1960, she graduated from Eden College, Dhaka.[7]

Career

Sadique joined Bangladesh Awami League in 1992. She established a women's unit in Keshabpur in 1996. From 2009 to 2013 she served in the Bangladesh Women Welfare Council. She was the President of Shathi Samajkalayan Sangstha, a charity providing free treatment to students and school supplies.[7] She was made state minister of Primary and Mass Education on 12 January 2014.[2] Later, she was made the state minister of Public Administration on 15 January 2014.[8]

Personal life

Sadique was married to ASHK Sadek. Her husband was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, Member of Parliament, and former Minister of Education. They had two children.[7] Her younger brother, Mamdudur Rahman Choudhury, was a former Jatiya Party Minister.[9]

Death

Sadique died on 21 January 2020 at the age of 78.[10]

References
  1. "Constituency 90_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. যশোর-৬ আসনের এমপি ইসমত আরা আর নেই. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. "PM: Militancy will be contained". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "Ismat Ara shifted to Public Admin Ministry". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. "Govt may extend job contracts of three Bangladesh Bank deputy governors". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. "AL MP Ismat Ara Sadique passes away". The Daily Star. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  7. "Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)". www.mopa.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. "Syed Ashraf gets Ministry of Public Administration". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  9. "Ex-JP minister Mamdudur passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  10. "MP Ismat Ara Sadek dies". Daily Sun. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.


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