Syeda Razia Faiz

Syeda Razia Faiz
সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
Preceded bySalahuddin Yusuf
ConstituencyKhulna-14
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Succeeded bySyeda Zebunnesa Haque
ConstituencyWomen's Seat-35
Personal details
Born(1936-04-18)18 April 1936
Tabilpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Died15 November 2013(2013-11-15) (aged 77)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
SpouseMohammad Abul Faiz
Parent
RelativesSyeda 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Irani, Bilkis (12 January 2019). "Are reserved seats in the parliament sufficient for women's empowerment?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2022.