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Sheikh Bashir Uddin

Politician

Sheikh Bashir Uddin 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	Sheikh Bashir Uddin · সেখ বশির উদ্দিন				[sources]
Birth date	1974				[sources]
Place of birth	Jashore District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Bangladesh				[sources]
Citizenship	Bangladesh				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bashir				[sources]
Last name	Sheikh				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q131139308				[sources]
Position	Adviser (Interim or caretaker government of Bangladesh) (2024-) · Minister of Commerce · Minister of Textiles and Jute				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2024-11-15

Descriptions

Bangladeshi businessman

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-16

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sheikh Akijuddin Close Associate	father	-	-
Sk. Afil Uddin Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Textiles and Jute	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,089

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,417

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,094

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