Imran Ahmad | |
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ইমরান আহমেদ | |
 Ahmad in 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Dildar Hossain Selim |
| Constituency | Sylhet-4 |
| In office 01 Sep 1996 – 01 October 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Saifur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Dildar Hossain Selim |
| Constituency | Sylhet-4 |
| In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hannan |
| Succeeded by | Saifur Rahman |
| Constituency | Sylhet-4 |
| In office 07 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hannan |
| Constituency | Sylhet-4 |
| Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | |
| In office 13 July 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Nurul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of State for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | |
| In office 30 January 2019 – 12 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1948 Demra, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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| Education | B.A.(Hons)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Imran Ahmad (born 22 Feb 1948)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, businessman and the Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment since 2019.[2] He is a member of parliament from Sylhet-4.[3]
Imran was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the city of Demra, Bengal Presidency, British India. His father was Harun Sheikh and his mother was Mst. Yanur Begum. Their home was in Jessore in Manirampur Upazila. He completed his SSC education at the Bawany High School in Demra and finished his upper education. He graduated from the University of Dhaka with a Bachelor of Arts in geography.
Imran was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency in 1983 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the third parliamentary elections.[4] He was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 5th Parliamentary Election of 1991.[5] He was then elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the by-election of September 1996.[6] He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 10th Parliamentary Election of 2014.[3] He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election of 2018.[7]