Dipu Moni

Dipu Moni
দীপু মনি
Moni in 2021
Minister of Social Welfare
In office
11 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byNuruzzaman Ahmed
Succeeded bySharmeen Murshid
Member of Parliament
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byG. M. Fazlul Haque
ConstituencyChandpur-3
Minister of Education
In office
7 January 2019 – 11 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byNurul Islam Nahid
Succeeded byMohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
30 January 2009 – 20 November 2013
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byIftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbul Hassan Mahmud Ali
Personal details
Born (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 58)
Chandpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan[citation needed]
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseTawfique Nawaz
Parents
Alma mater
ProfessionDoctor & Lawyer
Criminal Information
Criminal statusArrested, awaiting trials, denied bail
Criminal chargeCrimes against humanity during Student–People's uprising, corruption, extortion, embezzlement

Dipu Moni (born 8 December 1965)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and former minister of social welfare. She was a member of parliament for the Chandpur-3 constituency.[2] She was minister of education in the fourth Hasina ministry and minister of foreign affairs in the second Hasina ministry. She was appointed as the first female foreign minister of Bangladesh on 6 January 2009, serving until 2013. Currently she is Joint secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.[3]

  1. ^ "Constituency 262_10th_Bn". Bangaldesh Parkliament. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "New faces crowd cabinet of 47 members". bdnews24.com. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Dipu Moni new chairperson of AUW". The Daily Star. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.