Shawkat Momen Shahjahan

Shawkat Momen Shahjahan
শওকত মোমেন শাহজাহান
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office 25 January 2009 – 20 January 2014
Preceded by	Abdul Kader Siddique
Succeeded by	Anupam Shahjahan
Constituency	Tangail-8
In office 1999–2001
Preceded by	Abdul Kader Siddique
Succeeded by	Abdul Kader Siddique
Constituency	Tangail-8
In office 1986–1988
Preceded by	Morshed Ali Khan Panni
Succeeded by	Morshed Ali Khan Panni
Constituency	Tangail-8
Personal details
Born	1951 Sakhipur,Tangail,Bangladesh
Died	20 January 2014 (Aged 63)
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Children	Anupam Shahjahan Joy

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. Later he married Shobnam Momtaz, and had a child, Anupam Shahjahan Joy, the current MP of Tangail-8.[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. "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.