Waseqa Ayesha Khan

Waseqa Ayesha Khan (born 16 July 1969)[1] is an Bangladesh Awami League politician and incumbent Minister of State for Finance. She is the Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-31.[2]

Waseqa Ayesha Khan
ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান
Khan in 2018
Minister of State for Finance
Assumed office
1 March 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
MinisterAbul Hasan Mahmud Ali
Assumed office
28 February 2024
ConstituencyReserved women's seat-47
Personal details
Born (1969-07-16) 16 July 1969
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong

Early life

Khan was born on 16 July 1969. She did her bachelors and Masters in Commerce from the University of Chittagong.[1] Her father was Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser.[3]

Career

Khan was elected to parliament from Reserved women's seat-31 (Chittagong) as an Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.[4] She has said that the construction of power plants in Bangladesh does not take into account social and environmental considerations.[5]

In December 2019, Khan was made Finance and Planning Affairs secretary of Awami League.[6][7] She is an advisor of Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex.[8] She is the Vice-Chairperson of Climate Parliament Bangladesh which called for a future without the use of fossil fuel.[9] She is the Vice President of Mohila Awami League, the women's wing of Awami League.[10]

Khan was made the Chairman of Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in June 2021.[11][12] On 1 March 2024, she appointed as state minister for finance.[13]

References
  1. "Waseqa Ayesha Khan". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. "12th parliament: Cabinet gets 7 new members". Prothomalo. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "WASEQA AYESHA KHAN -ওয়াসিকা আয়েশা খান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. "Decisions on power projects taken with 'limited understanding': Bangladesh MP - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. "Secretary – Finance and Planning Affairs Subcommittee Bangladesh Awami League". Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  7. Staff Correspondent. "Awami League announces full committee, Waseqa named finance secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  8. bistaar. "Advisory Board". Bistaar. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. "12 climate MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future - Front Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  10. "Awami League Turns 70: Thoughts of Youth". Centre for Research and Information. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  11. "MP Shahiduzzaman made chief of parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  12. "Waseqa mourns death of Ctg AL leader Adv Sirajul Islam". BSS. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  13. "Who is Waseqa Ayesha Khan, the newly appointed state minister for finance". The Business Standard. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.


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