Sheikh Helal Uddin | |
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শেখ হেলাল উদ্দিন | |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office September 1996 | |
Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Constituency | Bagerhat-1 |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhaka, East Pakistan | 1 January 1961
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Rupa Chowdhury |
Relations | Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel (brother) Andaleeve Rahman (son in law) |
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Relatives | Tungipara Sheikh family |
Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from Bagerhat-1.[1]
Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He studied up to H.S.C. or grade 12.[2] His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, who was killed in assassination of Sheikh Mujib.[3] He is the cousin of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.[4]
Sheikh Helal's election rally in Mollahat Upazila in 2001 was bombed by members Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[5] He was elected to Parliament from Bagerhat-1 in 1996 in a by-election after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abdicated the seat. She was elected in 3 seats. He was re-elected in 2001 from Bagerhat-1.[6] In 2008, Sheikh Hasina won the election from Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3 but vacated Bagerhat-1 and Rangpur-6. He won the Bagerhat-1 election in April 2009 unopposed after the other two candidates were disqualified by Bangladesh Election Commission.[7] He was re-elected in Bagerhat-1 in 2014.[8][9]
Sheikh Helal's son, Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy(Sheikh Tonmoy), is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and is the new member of parliament who was elected from 2018 election from Bagerhat-2.[10][11] He is married to Rupa Chowdhury.[12] His brother, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, is the member of parliament from Khulna-2.[13]