Runu Reza


Runu Reza is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved seat in 2024.

Early life and family

Runu Reza was born on 10 December 1972 in Narail District. Her family had been freedom fighters in Khulna. Her father, late Sheikh Mohammad Rokon Uddin Ahmed was a freedom fighter, professor and social worker. Runu Reza is the younger sister of 17th Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.
Reza's daughter Fairooz Faizah Beether is the first Bangladeshi to win Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Career

Reza was elected to Parliament on 27 February 2024 from women reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.