SM Rezaul Karim
শ ম রেজাউল করিম
Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
In office
13 February 2020 – 11 January 2024
Preceded byNarayon Chandra Chanda
Succeeded byAbdur Rahman
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office
7 January 2019 – 13 February 2020
Preceded byMosharraf Hossain
Succeeded bySharif Ahmed (As Minister of State)
Member of Parliament
for Pirojpur-1
Assumed office
30 January 2019
Preceded byAKMA Awal
Personal details
Born (1962-02-18) February 18, 1962[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent
  • Md. Abdul Khaleq Sheikh[2] (father)
Education
  • M.S.S
  • L.L.B
[1]
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • Politician
[1]
Websiterezaandassociates.com

Sheikh Md. Rezaul Karim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Member of Parliament representing the Pirojpur-1 constituency.[3][4] He is the current Minister of fisheries and livestock since 13 February 2020. Earlier he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works for 11 months.[5]

Early Life and Background

Sheikh Md. Rezaul Karim was born on 18 February 1962 into the highly respected Sheikh family of Tarabunia Mativanga village of Nazirpur Upazila, Pirojpur District to Md. Abdul Khaleq Sheikh and Majeda Begum, he was their third born son.[6] His father, Md. Abdul Khaleq Sheikh was a freedom fighter and his mother Majeda Begum was a housewife.[7][8]

Career

S M Rezaul Karim is a Minister at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of the Government Republic of Bangladesh and he is a Member of Parliament (MP) of Pirojpur-1, Bangladesh. He is also a member of The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec),  Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division & High Court Division), Former Minister of Housing and Public Works, Former Secretary of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar. He was the founder and founding Chief Editor of a Famous News Paper in Bangladesh named “The Daily Ajker Darpon”. He is “Legal Affairs Secretary” of Bangladesh Awami League’s Central Working Committee.[6][9][10]

Family Life

S M Rezaul Karim is married to Parveen Reza, a poet and has one son and one daughter both of whom are barristers and are members of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London. His son is Sheikh Tanweer Karim and his daughter is Sheikh Sadia Karim, his daughter is the first female barrister from Pirojpur District.[6][11] His father Abdul Khaleq Sheikh had passed away in 2019 at the age of 90.[8] His mother Majeda Begum had passed away in 2020 at the age of 82.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Constituency 127". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. ↑ "DHAKA BAR ASSOCIATION". www.dhakabarassociation.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Constituency 127_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Pirojpur 1 constituency: BNP-Jamaat quiet as AL leaders fight for nomination". Dhaka Tribune. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Portfolios of 3 ministers changed". The Daily Star. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. 1 2 3 "S M Rezaul Karim". S M Rezaul Karim. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  7. 1 2 Staff Correspondent (2020-09-23). "Majeda Begum no more". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  8. 1 2 বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Housing minister's father passes away". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  9. ↑ "Sayedee's son puts local BNP in a tight spot". The Daily Star. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "S.M Rezaul Karim - শ ম রেজাউল করিম Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Snigdha the first woman as barrister in Pirojpur district". www.dailypeoplestime.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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