Sheikh Tonmoy | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 3 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mir Showkat Ali Badsha |
Constituency | Bagerhat-2 |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Dhaka, Bangladesh | 29 June 1987
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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Relatives | see Tungipara Sheikh family |
Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy[2][3] best known as Sheikh Tonmoy is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Bagerhat-2.[2][4][5] He is a grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, first cousin, once removed of Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, Sheikh Rehana & Sheikh Russel and the second cousin of Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed & Tulip Siddiq.
Tonmoy's father is Sheikh Helal Uddin, Member of Parliament from Bagerhat-1 and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3] He completed his higher studies in London, United Kingdom.[2][3][4][6][1]
Tonmoy was elected to Parliament on 30 December 2018 from Bagerhat-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[7]
Sheikh Tonmoy started his career journey with a job at a company in Singapore.[8] Although he was born into a political family and didn't become politically active until 2017, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League as a member from Bagerhat Municipal Branch. That was his formal joining in politics.[9][10]