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Ismat Ara Sadique

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Ismat Ara Sadique
ইসমত আরা সাদেক
Sadique in 2015
State Minister of Primary and Mass Education
In office
12 January 2014 – 15 January 2014
State Minister of Public Administration
In office
15 January 2014 – 30 December 2018
Succeeded byFarhad Hossain
Member of Parliament
for Jessore-6
In office
5 January 2014 – 21 January 2020
Preceded bySheikh Abdul Wahab
Succeeded byShahin Chakladar
Personal details
Born(1941-09-01)1 September 1941
Bogra District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseASHK Sadek

Ismat Ara Sadique (1 September 1941 – 21 January 2020)[1][2] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the state minister of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and Ministry of Public Administration.[3][4][5] She was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-6 constituency from 2014 until her death.

Early life

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Sadique was born on 1 September 1941 in Shatani House in Bogra District.[6] In 1956, she graduated from Bogra VM Girls school, and in 1958 from Holy Cross College, Dhaka. In 1960, she graduated from Eden College, Dhaka.[7]

Career

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Sadique joined the Bangladesh Awami League in 1992. She established a women's unit in Keshabpur in 1996. From 2009 to 2013 she served in the Bangladesh Women Welfare Council. She was the president of Shathi Samajkalayan Sangstha, a charity providing free treatment to students and school supplies.[7] She was made state minister of primary and mass education on 12 January 2014.[2] Later, she was made the state minister of public administration on 15 January 2014.[8]

Personal life

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Sadique was married to ASHK Sadek. Her husband was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, member of parliament, and former minister of education. They had two children.[7] Her younger brother, Mamdudur Rahman Choudhury, was a former Jatiya Party minister.[9]

Death

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Sadique died on 21 January 2020 at the age of 78.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Constituency 90_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b যশোর-৬ আসনের এমপি ইসমত আরা আর নেই. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ "PM: Militancy will be contained". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Ismat Ara shifted to Public Admin Ministry". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Govt may extend job contracts of three Bangladesh Bank deputy governors". bdnews24.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. ^ "AL MP Ismat Ara Sadique passes away". The Daily Star. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)". www.mopa.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Syed Ashraf gets Ministry of Public Administration". bdnews24.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Ex-JP minister Mamdudur passes away". The Daily Star. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ^ "MP Ismat Ara Sadek dies". Daily Sun. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.


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