Tahura Ali

Tahura Ali
তহুরা আলী
Nationality (legal)Bangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
Occupationpolitician
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseMohammad Ali
ChildrenMeher Afroz Shaon
Maheen Afroz Shinjon

Tahura Ali is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life[edit]

Ali completed her master's degree from the University of Chittagong in chemistry in 1987. Ali is the director of finance of Citizen Cables limited. She was also a lecturer at Habibullah Bahar University College.[2]

Career[edit]

Ali served in the 9th parliament of Bangladesh and was a Member of Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce in Parliament.[3] She served in the parliament from 1996 to 2001 and was elected again from Jamalpur for a second term.[2] In 2009, she was selected for a position in the reserved seats for women in Bangladesh parliament.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Ali is married to Mohammad Ali. Her daughter, Meher Afroz Shaon is an actress.[5] Her Son in law Humayun Ahmed was popular Novelist and writer.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS" (PDF). unesco.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Citizen Cable". citizencable.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Constituency 319". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ "45 women MPs-elect sworn in". The Daily Star. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Shaon, sons hang out at Nuhash Palli". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.