Jayeda Khatun

Jayeda Khatun is a Bangladeshi housewife-turned-politician who was Former mayor of Gazipur. She was elected as mayor of the Gazipur [City Corporation] in the 2023 [Gazipur City Corporation election|2023 city election], contesting as an independent candidate and defeating Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan.
She is the mother of former mayor of Gazipur Zahangir Alam.

Political career

Khatun's entry into politics was driven by her son Zahangir Alam's expulsion from the Awami League, which sparked sympathy among voters. Her campaign focused on the development work undertaken by her son during his tenure as mayor.

Khatun was born on February 10, 1962, in the Kanaya area of Gazipur City Corporation. She and her husband Mizanur Rahman are parents to two sons and a daughter. Her husband died in 2018.