Khurshid Jahan

Khurshid Jahan
Minister of Women and Children Affairs
In office
10 October 2001 – 14 June 2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byZinnatunnessa Talukdar
Succeeded byShirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Member of Parliament
In office
23 June 1996 – 28 October 2006
Preceded byM. Abdur Rahim
Succeeded byIqbalur Rahim
ConstituencyDinajpur-3
Member of Parliament
for Women's Seat-1
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Succeeded bySrimati Bharati Nandi (Sarkar)
Personal details
Born(1939-08-11)11 August 1939
Noakhali, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died14 June 2006(2006-06-14) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
RelationsKhaleda Zia (sister)
Ziaur Rahman (brother-in-law)
Tarique Rahman (nephew)
Arafat Rahman (nephew)
Sayeed Iskander (brother)
Shahrin Islam Tuhin (nephew)
Shamim Iskander (brother)
Shelina Islam (sister)
Parents
RelativesMajumdar-Zia family
Alma materKumudini College
OccupationPolitician

Begum Khurshida Jahan Haq (11 August 1939 – 14 June 2006[1]) (nicknamed 'Chocolate Apa')[2] was the Minister of Women's and Children's Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006, serving under her sister, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[1] During her term in office, she worked to curb human trafficking of women and children in Bangladesh, as well as to provide programs and services to rehabilitate former victims of human trafficking.[3][4][5][6][7]

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  2. ^ Kibria, Fowajul (22 January 2011). "Bangladesh Nationalist Party: Begum Khaleda Zia". Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh" (PDF). Scalabrini Migration Center. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Member's of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Affairs". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2017.