Rowshan Ershad | |
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রওশন এরশাদ | |
 Ershad in 2016 | |
| 5th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 9 September 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Hussain Mohammad Ershad |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Muhammed Quader |
| In office 9 January 2014 – 3 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
| Succeeded by | Hussain Mohammad Ershad |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 12 January 2014 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Motiur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mohit Ur Rahman Shanto |
| Constituency | Mymensingh-4 |
| In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. M. Fazlul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Delwar Hossain Khan Dulu |
| Constituency | Mymensingh-4 |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 21 November 2013 [1] [2] – 6 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | A.F.M Ruhal Haque |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Nasim |
| 3rd First Lady of Bangladesh | |
| In office 11 December 1983 – 6 December 1990 | |
| President | Hussain Mohammad Ershad |
| Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
| Succeeded by | Anowara Begum (acting) |
| 3rd Chairman of Jatiya Party | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2024 | |
| Leader | Rowshan Ershad (disputed with GM Quader since 28 January 2024) |
| Preceded by | GM Quader |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1943 |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Spouse |
Hussain Mohammad Ershad
(
m. 1956; died 2019) |
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Begum Rowshan Ershad (born 19 July 1943) [3] is a Jatiya Party politician froom Bangladesh. She was the former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Mymensingh-4 constituency and the former Leader of the Opposition in the 11th parliament. [4] [5] [6] She is the Chairman (disputed with GM Quader since 28 January 2024) and the Chief Patron of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) and the wife of former Bangladesh president Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
Political career
As the First Lady during 1982–1990, Ershad was active in social welfare and in promoting the rights of women and children. She was the chief patron of the Bangladesh Jatiya Mohila Sangstha. [7]
In 1975, Ershad became the founder-president of the Sena Paribar Kalyan Samity (Armed Forces Family Welfare Association). She attended the UN Special Convention on Drug Abuse in 1985. [7]
In November 2023, Ershad announced she would not participate at the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. [8]
Personal life
Rowshan married Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1956. [9] Together they had a son, Saad Ershad, and a daughter, Jebin. [9]
References
- ^ "Won't stay minister long: Rowshan". bdnews24.com. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "28 ministers out, effectively". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Constituency 149_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ বিরোধী দলীয় নেতা রওশন, উপনেতা জিএম কাদের. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ Miazee, Manik (6 January 2014). "Rowshan Ershad to be opposition leader". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ a b President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad, First Lady Begum Raushan Ershad - Pamphlet. Padma Printers Bangladesh. pp. 28–31.
- ^ "Raushan Ershad decides not to join polls". Prothomalo. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ a b "Ershad passes away". The Daily Star. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- Living people
- 1943 births
- Wakil family
- People from Mymensingh District
- Jatiya Party politicians
- 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians
- Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad
- Leaders of the Opposition (Bangladesh)
- Women opposition leaders
- Health and Family Welfare ministers of Bangladesh
- 8th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 10th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 11th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 9th Jatiya Sangsad members
- Jatiya Party politician stubs