Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
শিরীন শারমিন চৌধুরী
	Chaudhury in 2012
12th Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
	In office; 30 April 2013 – 2 September 2024
Deputy	Shawkat Ali; Fazle Rabbi Miah; Shamsul Hoque Tuku;
Preceded by	Shawkat Ali (acting)
Member of Parliament
	In office; 29 January 2014 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Abul Kalam Azad
Constituency	Rangpur-6
	In office; 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Dr. Ameena Begum
Succeeded by	Waseqa Ayesha Khan
Constituency	Reserved Women's Seat-31
Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
	In office; October 2014 – November 2017
Preceded by	Alan Haselhurst
Succeeded by	Emilia Monjowa Lifaka
Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs
	In office; 6 January 2009 – 30 April 2013
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Rasheda K Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Meher Afroz Chumki
Personal details
Born	6 October 1966 (age 58); Noakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse	Syed Ishtiaque Hossain
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Essex; University of Dhaka;

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 6 October 1966) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the first female speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013 until August 2024.^[2]^[3] At 46, she became the youngest person to assume that office.^[3] She was also the chairperson of the executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association between 2014 and 2017. She previously served as the state minister of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh.^[4]

^ "Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Shirin Sharmin elected as JS Speaker for 3rd consecutive term". 30 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Shirin to become first woman Speaker". bdnews24.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^ "State Minister's Biography". Ministry of Women and Children Affairs - MoWCA. Retrieved 23 March 2013.