Syeda Ashiqua Akbar

Syeda Umme Rushaida Ashiqua Akbar was a Bangladeshi politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-1 constituency during 1981–1982.

Early life

Syeda Umme Rushaida Ashiqua Chowdhurani was born to a Bengali zamindar family known as the Nawabs of Dhanbari. Her father Syed [Hasan Ali Chowdhury] was a former minister in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, whilst her grandfather Syed [Nawab Ali Chowdhury] was one of the founders of Dacca University and the first Muslim minister of British Bengal. Her mother, Syedani Lamya Asya, was the daughter of Zamindar Ashraf [Ali Khan Chowdhury] of Natore.

Career

Akbar was elected to parliament in 1981 in a by-election from Tangail-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh [Nationalist Party].

Personal life

She married the banker and educationist Dr. Akbaruddin Ahmad. Her father-in-law is A. M. Jalaluddin Ahmad, a former deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. Her children are Almas Akbar, Abraruddin Ahmad, Asfia Akbar, Atqia Akbar and Afeefuddin Ahmad.

Death

Akbar died on 25 April 2022.