Simeen Hussain Rimi

Simeen Hussain Rimi
Simeen Hussain Rimi
সিমিন হোসেন রিমি
	Rimi in 2019
Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs
	In office; 11 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Fazilatun Nessa Indira
Succeeded by	Sharmeen Murshid
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament; for Gazipur-4
	In office; 23 April 2012 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Sohel Taj
Personal details
Born	8 September 1961 (age 63); Gazipur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami league
Parents	Tajuddin Ahmad (father); Syeda Zohra Tajuddin (mother);
Relatives	Sohel Taj (brother); Afsaruddin Ahmad (uncle);

Simeen Hussain Rimi (born 19 August 1961)^[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency and a former state minister for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She was elected in the 10th Parliamentary Elections held on 5 January 2014 and in the 11th Parliamentary Elections on 31 December 2018. She was chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee of the Ministry of Culture. In November 2022, she became a member of Awami League Presidium.^[2]

Early life and education

Rimi was born in 1961 to Tajuddin Ahmad, the inaugural Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Syeda Zohra, another politician. Rimi has two sisters, Mahjabin Ahmad Mimi and Sharmin Ahmad Reepi, and a brother, Sohel Taj.^[3] She married Mushtaq Hussain.^[4]

Career

Rimi was the Jatiya Sangsad member from Gazipur-4 (Kapasia).^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Constituency 197_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ "Simeen Hussain Rimi made AL presidium member". BSS. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ "Veteran AL leader Zohra Tajuddin dies". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "A walk through a luminous life". The Daily Star. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Sohel Taj meets PM Sheikh Hasina; moment of emotion". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Members of Parliament". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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[1] "Constituency 197_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[2] "Simeen Hussain Rimi made AL presidium member". BSS. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[3] "Veteran AL leader Zohra Tajuddin dies". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[4] "A walk through a luminous life". The Daily Star. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[5] "Sohel Taj meets PM Sheikh Hasina; moment of emotion". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[6] "Members of Parliament". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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