Shajahan Khan

Shajahan Khan
শাজাহান খান
Khan in London (2017)
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Madaripur-2
In office
14 July 1996 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byQazi Mahabub Ahmed
In office
September 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded bySirajul Islam Bhuiyan
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987
Preceded byPosition created
Minister of Shipping
In office
31 July 2009 – 7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAkbar Hossain
Succeeded byKhalid Mahmud Chowdhury
Minister of Liberation War Affairs
In office
21 November 2013 – 5 January 2014
Preceded byAB Tajul Islam
Succeeded byMozammel Haque
Personal details
Born (1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72)
Madaripur, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Other political
affiliations
Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (former member)[1]
Relations
Parent
OccupationPolitician

Shajahan Khan (born 1 January 1952)[2] is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-2 constituency for 8 terms until during 1986–2024.[3] He served as the minister of shipping during 2009–2019.[4] He was announced as a presidium member of Awami League in 2019.[5][6]

Khan is a freedom fighter, he fought in 1971 Liberation War as a member of Mukti Bahini.[7] He is the chairman of the parliamentary committee of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs at the 11th national parliament of Bangladesh.[8]

  1. ^ জীবন বৃত্তান্ত [Curriculum vitae] (PDF). Ministry of Shipping.
  2. ^ "Profile - Mr. Shajahan Khan". www.tritiyomatra.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Constituency 219_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Minister Shajahan Khan apologises for insensitive remarks about deaths of students in crash". bdnews24.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "AL presidium coopts Shajahan, Nanak, Abdur Rahman". UNB. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Awami League". www.albd.org. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ মুক্তিযোদ্ধা অনুসন্ধান. mis.molwa.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Standing Committee on Ministry of Liberation War Affairs". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 5 August 2022.