Sheikh Afil Uddin | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 29 December 2008 – 5 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Ali Kadar |
Succeeded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
In office 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
Succeeded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
Assumed office 30 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sheikh Afil Uddin |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Sheikh Afil Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Jessore-1.[1]
Afil Uddin was born on 6 May 1966.[2] His father, Sheikh Akij Uddin, is the founder of Akij Group.[3] He is also related to fellow member of parliament Monirul Islam Monir.[3]
Afil Uddin was elected to parliament in 2008.[4] He was reelected to government in the 5 January 2014 elections unopposed. In the elections, a voice recording of his emerged in which he appeared to instruct fellow Awami League candidates on how to rig the elections.[5]
Afil Uddin was re-elected in 2018 with 325,793 votes from Jessore-2 while his nearest rival, Abu Sayed Muhammad Shahadat Hussain of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,940 votes.[6]