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Bangladeshi politician (1936–2013)

Syeda Razia Faiz
সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
Preceded bySalahuddin Yusuf
ConstituencyKhulna-14 (now-defunct)
In office
1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Succeeded bySyeda Jebunnesa Haque
ConstituencyReserved Women's Seat–35
Personal details
Born(1936-04-18)18 April 1936
Murshidabad, Bengal Province, British India
Died15 November 2013(2013-11-15) (aged 77)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party
SpouseMohammad Abul Faiz
Parent
RelativesSyeda Sakina Islam (sister)

Syeda Razia Faiz (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 became the first and only woman to be elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad out of 300 members.

Early life and family

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 mayor of Kolkata and a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and India's Lok Sabha. 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.

Career

Faiz (pictured middle row, first from left) on a diplomatic delegation, with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai

Faiz was elected to Pakistan National Assembly in the 1960s under President Ayub Khan, representing the country on a number of delegations overseas. During the Bangladesh Liberation War she was also part of the Pakistani delegation to the United Nations. She was placed under house arrest in Bangladesh after its independence.

In 1979, Faiz was elected from the former constituency of Abdus Sabur Khan to Bangladesh's Parliament. She was the first female elected member of parliament in Bangladesh. In 1989, she was appointed as the minister for women and social welfare Later, she served as the vice president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party until her death.

Personal life and death

Faiz was married to Mohammad Abul Faiz, a chairman of Petrobangla. They had a daughter, Fawzia Alam, and two sons, Osman Ershad Faiz and Aman Ashraf Faiz. She died on 15 November 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Razia Faiz dead". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. Irani, Bilkis (12 January 2019). "Are reserved seats in the parliament sufficient for women's empowerment?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Obituary". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Razia Faiz's qulkhwani held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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