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Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

PEP · Politician

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Dr. Shirin sharmin chaudhury · Dr.Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury · Shirin Chaudhury · Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury · Ширин Шармин Чаудхури · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury · Ширин Шармин Чаудхури · شیرین شرمین چودھری · शिरीन शर्मिन चौधरी · শিরীন শারমিন চৌধুরী · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	シリン・シャーミン・チョードリー				[sources]
Birth date	1966-10-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Chatkhil Upazila				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Country	Bangladesh				[sources]
Citizenship	Bangladesh · Pakistan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Shirin				[sources]
Last name	Chaudhury				[sources]
Political association	Bangladesh Awami League				[sources]
Website	www.parliament.gov.bd · www.parliament.gov.bd				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12269600				[sources]
Position	Jatiyo Sangshad (member, 2009-2014) · Jatiyo Sangshad (member, 2014-) · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh (2009-2014) · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh (2014-2019) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Holy Cross College · University of Essex				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Bengali politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-11

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad	2009-01-25	-
Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad	2013-04-30

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,202

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,442

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,964

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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