Sheikh Afil Uddin
Sheikh Afil Uddin | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 5 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Kadar |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
| In office 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
| Assumed office 30 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Sheikh Afil Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Jessore-1.[1]
Early life[edit]
Afil Uddin was born on 6 May 1966.[2] His father, Sheikh Akij Uddin, is the founder of Akij Group.[3] He is also related to fellow member of parliament Monirul Islam Monir.[3]
Career[edit]
Afil Uddin was elected to parliament in 2008.[4] He was reelected to government in the 5 January 2014 elections unopposed. In the elections, a voice recording of his emerged in which he appeared to instruct fellow Awami League candidates on how to rig the elections.[5]
Afil Uddin was re-elected in 2018 with 325,793 votes from Jessore-2 while his nearest rival, Abu Sayed Muhammad Shahadat Hussain of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,940 votes.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Blaze at Benapole land port". The Daily Star. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Sk. Afil Uddin -শেখ আফিল উদ্দিন Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b "Akij group director Momin Uddin dies of COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Shooting of a boy by a lawmaker". The Daily Star. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "An MP's lesson on rigging votes". The Daily Star. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Jashore-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.