Syeda Razia Faiz | |
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সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ | |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Salahuddin Yusuf |
| Constituency | Khulna-14 |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Syeda Zebunnesa Haque |
| Constituency | Women's Seat-35 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1936 Tabilpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 15 November 2013 (aged 77) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| Spouse | Mohammad Abul Faiz |
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| Relatives | Syeda Sakina Islam (sister) |
Syeda Razia Faiz (Bengali: সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ; 18 April 1936 – 15 November 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1960s. In 1979, she was the first woman to be elected in the history of Bangladesh as a member of the Parliament of Bangladesh, alongside 299 male members (out of 300 elected members of parliament).[1][2]
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