Ummi Farzana Sattar
Ummy Farzana Sattar | |
|---|---|
উম্মি ফরজানা ছাত্তার | |
| Member of Parliament for Reserved women's seat-21 | |
| In office 28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1984 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Politician and lawyer |
Ummy Farzana Sattar (born 9 February 1984)[1]is a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat-21 for Mymensingh District.[2][3] In 2024, she was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.[4]
Early life and education
Barristar Farzana Sattar was born on 9 February 1984 in Dhaka. Her father, veteran Freedom Fighter Abdus Sattar was a member of the parliament two times and the former Commerce and Industry Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[5]
Farzana has completed L.L.B. Honours from the University of London, LLM from the City University of London and Barrister-at-Law.
Career
Farzana was called to the Bar of England and Wales. After completing Barrister-at-Law, she returned to Bangladesh and became member of Bangladesh Bar Council in 2010 and enrolled as an advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. She was senior associate of Barrister Tanjib-Ul-Alam from 2010 to 2016. She is an activist on human rights issues, women's empowerment and works on elimination of all forms of discrimination against Women.[6]
References
- ^ "UMMY FARZANA SATTAR". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "50 MPs elected to reserved women's seats take oath". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "JS reserved seats for women: AL finalises its 48 nominees". The Daily Star. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Hon'ble Members of Standing Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ বাবার হাত ধরে রাজনীতিতে, এখন সংসদের পথে ফারজানা ছাত্তার. Sara Bangla (in Bengali). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ ময়মনসিংহে সংরক্ষিত আসনে মনোনয়ন পেয়েছেন ব্যারিস্টার ফারজানা ছাত্তার. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 March 2024.