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Bangladeshi politician

Sheikh Helal Uddin
শেখ হেলাল উদ্দিন
Member of Parliament
In office
September 1996 – 6 August 2024
Preceded bySheikh Mujibur Rahman
Succeeded byVacant
ConstituencyBagerhat-1
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseRupa Chowdhury
Relations
ChildrenTonmoy
Parent
RelativesTungipara Sheikh family
Alma materJhenaidah Cadet College (HSC)

Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Bagerhat-1 constituency during 1996–2024. He has been missing since the fall of his cousin Sheikh Hasina's government on 5 August 2024.

Early life

Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He completed his high school education at Jhenaidah Cadet College, graduating in 1978. His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, who was killed in assassination of Sheikh Mujib. He is the cousin of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Career

Sheikh Helal's election rally in Mollahat Upazila in 2001 was bombed by members of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. He was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-1 in 1996 in a by-election after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abdicated the seat. He was re-elected in 2001 from Bagerhat-1. He won the Bagerhat-1 seat by by-election in April 2009 unopposed after the other two candidates were disqualified by Bangladesh Election Commission. He was re-elected in Bagerhat-1 in 2014.

Personal life

Sheikh Helal's son, Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy (Sheikh Tonmoy), is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament who was elected in the 2018 election from Bagerhat-2. He is married to Rupa Chowdhury. His brother, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, is the member of parliament from Khulna-2.

References

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