Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud

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Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud
Member of Parliament
for Noakhali-5
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byMoudud Ahmed
Succeeded byMoudud Ahmed
Personal details
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Spouse
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(died 2021)​
Children3 (2 deceased)
Parent
Alma mater
OccupationWriter and environmentalist

Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud (born 1946)[1] is a Bangladeshi writer, environmentalist and a retired politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Noakhali-5 constituency in the 3rd and 4th parliament during 1986–1990.[2][3]

Family[edit]

Hasna was born to poet Jasimuddin (1903–1976) and Begum Mamtaz Jasimuddin (d. 2006).[4] Her siblings include Jamal Anwar, Firoz Anwar, Khurshid Anwar and Asma Elahi.[4] Hasna is married to Moudud Ahmed, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Vice President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh[4] until his death in 2021. Hasna's eldest son, Asif Momtaz Moudud, died at the age of 3.[5] Her second son, Aman Momtaj Moudud, died of dengue fever in 2015.[6][7]

Education[edit]

Moudud completed her bachelor's from the University of Dhaka in 1965 and master's from the University of Dayton in 1969.[8]

Career[edit]

Moudud was elected as the chairperson of 2015-2016 Bangladesh National Committee of International Union for Conservation of Nature members.[9][10] She is currently a Mittal Institute Research Affiliate and a former Senior Fellow at the Harvard University Asia Center.[10]

Moudud published a book, Mystic Poetry of Bangladesh, in 2017 and Where Women Rule: South Asia.[11]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Moudud, Hasna Jasimuddin (1946-) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. ^ a b "Ten receive Anannya Award". The Daily Star. 2005-03-13. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. ^ a b c "Palli Kabi Jasimuddin's wife passes away". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  5. ^ "Moudud's son dies". The Daily Star. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  6. ^ "Aman's Ordeal". The Daily Star. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  7. ^ "BNP leader Moudud Ahmed's only son dies of dengue fever". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  8. ^ "Hasna-Jasimuddin-Moudud-CV-2014" (PDF). mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  9. ^ "Hasna Moudud elected Chairperson of IUCN". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  10. ^ a b "Q + A with Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud: The Secret History of the Silk Road". The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  11. ^ "English translation of Charyapada launched". The Daily Star. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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