Monnujan Sufian
Bangladeshi politician
Monnujan Sufian (born 1 January 1953) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Women's Reserved Seat-11 and from Khulna-3 constituency. She is a former State Minister of Labour and Employment.
Background
Sufian completed her bachelor's from Khulna Girls' College in 1969. Her husband, Abu Sufyan Bir Protik, was a freedom fighter, politician and labor leader. She is the daughter of Late Alhaj Moslem Bawali and Late Johra Begum and the eldest among her siblings.
Career
Sufian served as the president of Khulna Girls' College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1968.
Sufian was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2008. She was appointed State Minister of Labour and Employment in the Second Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.
Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2014. She received 45,950 votes while her nearest rival, Independent Md.
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