Waseqa Ayesha Khan
Waseqa Ayesha Khan | |
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ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান | |
_(cropped).jpg) Khan in 2018 | |
| State Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1 March 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister | Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdul Mannan |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved women's seat–47 | |
| In office 28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lutfun Nesa Khan |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved women's seat–7 | |
| In office 28 February 2024 – 29 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Selina Akhter Banu |
| Succeeded by | Farida Akter Banu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1969 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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| Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
Waseqa Ayesha Khan (born 16 July 1969)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Minister of State for Finance. She is a former member of parliament of Reserved women's seats.[2]
Early life
Khan was born on 16 July 1969. She did her bachelor's and master's in commerce from the University of Chittagong.[1] Her father was Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser.[3]
Career
Khan was elected to parliament from Reserved women's seat-31 (Chittagong) as an Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.[4] She has said that the construction of power plants in Bangladesh does not take into account social and environmental considerations.[5]
In December 2019, Khan was made Finance and Planning Affairs secretary of Awami League.[6][7] She is an advisor of Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex.[8] She is the vice-chairperson of Climate Parliament Bangladesh which called for a future without the use of fossil fuel.[9] She is the vice president of Mohila Awami League, the women's wing of Awami League.[10]
Khan was made the chairman of Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in June 2021.[11][12] On 1 March 2024, she appointed as state minister for finance.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Waseqa Ayesha Khan". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "12th parliament: Cabinet gets 7 new members". Prothom Alo. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "WASEQA AYESHA KHAN -ওয়াসিকা আয়েশা খান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Decisions on power projects taken with 'limited understanding': Bangladesh MP - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Secretary – Finance and Planning Affairs Subcommittee Bangladesh Awami League". Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Awami League announces full committee, Waseqa named finance secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Advisory Board". Bistaar. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "12 climate MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future - Front Page". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Awami League Turns 70: Thoughts of Youth". Centre for Research and Information. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "MP Shahiduzzaman made chief of parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry". UNB. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Waseqa mourns death of Ctg AL leader Adv Sirajul Islam". BSS. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Who is Waseqa Ayesha Khan, the newly appointed state minister for finance". The Business Standard. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.