Zahid Ahsan Russel

Zahid Ahsan Russel
জাহিদ আহসান রাসেল
Russel in 2021
State Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
7 January 2019 – 11 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byBiren Sikder
Succeeded byNazmul Hassan (as minister)
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Gazipur-2
In office
2 August 2004 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byAhsanullah Master (His Father)
Personal details
Born (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 (age 46)
Gazipur, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Wolverhampton

Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel (born 1 January 1978)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-2 constituency.[2] He served as State Minister of Youth and Sports from 2019 to 2024.[3] His father, Ahsanullah Master, was a former representative of the same constituency.[4]

  1. ^ "Constituency 195_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Joyful Joy and Durjoy". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ [Hon'ble Ministers of State]. Cabinet Division. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Full High Court verdict in Ahsanullah Master murder published". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.