Shawkat Momen Shahjahan
Member of Parliament
Succeeded byJoaherul Islam
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Shawkat Momen Shahjahan was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

Shajahan was born in 1951. He studied at the Bangladesh Agriculture University in Mymensingh. He worked as a lecturer in Bangladesh Agriculture University after graduating.[2]

Career

Shahjahan was elected to Parliament in 1986 Tangail-8 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He won the by-poll in 1999 from Tangail-8 and was re-elected again in December 2008 General elections. He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Agriculture Ministry.[2] He was elected unopposed in the 10th parliamentary election on 5 January 2014.[3] He has called on the government of Bangladesh to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord to avert violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.[4]

Death and legacy

Shahjahan died on 20 January 2014.[2] His constituency, Tangail-8, fail vacant after his death. On 29 March 2014, by-elections were held and his son, Anupam Shahjahan Joy, was elected to Parliament.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "'Stress-tolerant crops can make Bangladesh rice surplus country'". The Daily Star. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tangail-8 MP dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shawkat Momen Shahjahan, MP, buried at Sakhipur". bssnews.net. BSS. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Constitutional anomalies to go if elected again: Inu". The Daily Star. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anupam sworn in as Tangail-8 MP". The Daily Star. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.


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