Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
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The Honourable Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
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| শিরীন শারমিন চৌধুরী | |
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
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| Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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Assumed office 30 April 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Deputy | Fazle Rabbi Miah |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid |
| State minister of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (Bangladesh) | |
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In office 6 January 2009 – 30 April 2013 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1966 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse(s) | Syed Ishtiaque Hossain |
| Residence | Home District = Noakhali, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | |
| Religion | Islam |
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 6 October 1966) is the current and the first woman Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013. At 46 years of age, she is the youngest to assume the office. She is also the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. She previously served as the State Minister of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh.
Shirin was born on 6 October 1966. Her father, Rafiqullah Chaudhury, was a Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP) officer and Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1972. Her mother, Naiyar Sultana, was a member of Bangladesh Public Service Commission and the principal of Dhaka College.
Shirin completed her SSC and HSC exams respectively in 1983 and 1985 from Holy Cross Girls' School and College. To study law she joined University of Dhaka and earned her LLB and LLM degrees in 1989 and 1990. She received Commonwealth scholarship to study in University of Essex in UK. In 2000 she earned her PhD degree in constitutional law and human rights.
On July 16, 2014, Dr Shirin received an Honorary Ph.D. (Doctor of the University) from University of Essex.
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the International Affairs Secretary of the Awami League, was elected MP from one of the parliamentary seats reserved for women on March 24, 2009 and was State Minister of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (Bangladesh) until her nomination for Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad in April 2013.
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