Syeda Razia Faiz
Syeda Razia Faiz | |
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সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ | |
Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
Preceded by | Salahuddin Yusuf |
Constituency | Khulna-14 |
Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
Succeeded by | Syeda Zebunnesa Haque |
Constituency | Women's Seat-35 |
Personal details | |
Born | Tabilpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | 18 April 1936
Died | 15 November 2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 77)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
Spouse | Mohammad Abul Faiz |
Parent |
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Relatives | Syeda 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]
Early life and family
[edit]Faiz was born on 18 April 1936 into a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds from the village of Talibpur in Murshidabad. Her father, Syed Badrudduja, was a former mayor of Kolkata and a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and India's Lok Sabha.[1] Through her paternal grandfather Syed Abdul Ghafur, she was a descendant of Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam.
Meanwhile, her sister Syeda Sakina Islam, was among the 30 nominated/selected members of the reserved women seats (a quota for the winning party which holds the parliamentary majority) of the same national parliament.[3]
Career
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She was elected to Pakistan National Assembly in the 1960s under President Ayub Khan,[4] representing the country on a number of delegations overseas.[3] During the Bangladesh Liberation War she was also part of the Pakistani delegation to the United Nations.[4] She was placed under house arrest in Bangladesh after its independence.[4]
In 1979, Faiz was elected from the former constituency of Abdus Sabur Khan to Bangladesh's Parliament.[4] She was the first female elected member of parliament in Bangladesh.[3] In 1989, she was appointed as the minister for women and social welfare[1] Later, she served as the vice president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party until her death.[5]
Personal life and death
[edit]Faiz was married to Mohammad Abul Faiz, the former chairman of Petrobangla. They had a daughter, Fawzia Alam, and two sons, Osman Ershad Faiz and Aman Ashraf Faiz.[1] She died on 15 November 2013.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Razia Faiz dead". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Irani, Bilkis (12 January 2019). "Are reserved seats in the parliament sufficient for women's empowerment?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Obituary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Badrul Ahsan, Syed. "The Bengalis who let us down in 1971". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Razia Faiz's qulkhwani held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 1936 births
- 2013 deaths
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
- Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad
- Women government ministers of Bangladesh
- 20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians
- 8th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members
- Women and Children Affairs ministers of Bangladesh
- Social Welfare ministers of Bangladesh
- People from Khulna District
- Politicians from Khulna Division
- Pakistani MNAs 1965–1969
- 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians
- Bangladeshi people of Indian descent
- Bangladeshi people of Arab descent
- West Bengal politicians
- 20th-century Bengalis
- Bengali Muslims
- People from Murshidabad district