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Zunaid Ahmed Palak

Politician

Zunaid Ahmed Palak 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	Junaid Pollock · Zunaid Ahmed Palak · جنيد أحمد فلك · جنید احمد فلک · زونايد اهميد پالاك · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Junaid Pollock · জুনাইদ আহমেদ পলক				[sources]
Weak alias	Palak · পলক				[sources]
Birth date	1980-05-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Natore District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Bangladesh				[sources]
Country	Bangladesh				[sources]
Citizenship	Bangladesh				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Website	www.parliament.gov.bd · facebook.com · palak.net.bd · twitter.com · www.palak.net.bd				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6311615				[sources]
Position	Jatiyo Sangshad (member, 2009-2014) · Jatiyo Sangshad (member, 2014-) · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh (2009-2014) · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh (2014-2019) · Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh (2019-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Dhaka College				[sources]
Religion	Muslim				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former State Minister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-20

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad	2009-01-25	2014-01-24
Minister of State for Posts, Telecommunications, & Information Technology

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US CIA World Leaders11,019

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Source data IDs: us-cia-bangladesh-zunaid-ahmed-palak-minister-of-state-for-posts-telecommunications-information-technology · evpo-3f6044c9-eb13-45de-92a9-3a4e63b5acf9

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