Tahura Ali

Tahura Ali
তহুরা আলী
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Chittagong
Occupation	politician
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse	Mohammad Ali
Children	Meher Afroz Shaon Maheen Afroz Shinjon

Tahura Ali is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

Ali completed her master's degree from the University of Chittagong in chemistry in 1987. Ali is the director of finance of Citizen Cables limited. She was also a lecturer at Habibullah Bahar University College.[2]

Career

Ali served in the 9th parliament of Bangladesh and was a Member of Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce in Parliament.[3] She served in the parliament from 1996 to 2001 and was elected again from Jamalpur for a second term.[2] In 2009, she was selected for a position in the reserved seats for women in Bangladesh parliament.[4]

Personal life

Ali is married to Mohammad Ali. Her daughter, Meher Afroz Shaon is an actress.[5] Her Son in law Humayun Ahmed was popular Novelist and writer.^[citation needed]

References

1. "FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS" (PDF). unesco.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. "Citizen Cable". citizencable.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. "Constituency 319". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. "45 women MPs-elect sworn in". The Daily Star. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
5. "Shaon, sons hang out at Nuhash Palli". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.