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Zahid Ahsan Russel

Politician

Zahid Ahsan Russel 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	Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel · Zahid Ahsan Russel · Zahid Ahsan Russell · জাহিদ আহসান রাসেল				[sources]
Other name	Zahid Ahsan Russell · জাহিদ অহসান রাসেল				[sources]
Weak alias	Russel · রাসেল				[sources]
Birth date	1978-01-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Gazipur				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Bangladesh				[sources]
Country	Bangladesh				[sources]
Citizenship	Bangladesh				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Zahid				[sources]
Website	www.parliament.gov.bd				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27916336				[sources]
Position	Jatiyo Sangshad (member, 2009-2014) · Jatiyo Sangshad (member, 2014-) · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh (2014-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former State Minister of Youth And Sports Ministry of People’s Republic of Bangladesh

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad	2014-01-29	-
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh	2014-01-05

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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