Yasmeen Murshed is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, founder of Scholastica School and a former advisor of the caretaker government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed.[1][2]
Yasmeen Murshed | |
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| Advisor to the Caretaker Government | |
| In office 31 October 2006 – 11 January 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1945 (age 79) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Spouse | Syed Tanweer Murshed |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Punjab University |
Biography
editMurshed did her master's degree in economics in 1969 at Punjab University.[3]
She founded Scholastica School in 1977.[4] She is the founding chairperson of Scholastica,[5] and chairperson of the store Etcetera Bangladesh.[3]
She was in charge of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and Ministry of Social Welfare from 31 October 2006 to 11 January 2007.[3] In 2007 she was made the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan.[6]
Personal life
editShe has two children Syed Maher Murshed and Syeda Madiha Murshed.[4] She was married to Syed Tanweer Murshed, the son of Syed Manzoor Murshed and Begum Hasina Murshed. Her father and mother, Khwaja Zakiuddin and Begum Binoo Zakiuddin, were members of the Nawab of Dhaka family. Her grandfather was Khwaja Shahabuddin. Her grandmother, Farhat Shahabuddin, was one of the first female lawmakers in Bengal.[7]
References
edit- ^ Murshed, Yasmeen (27 June 2004). "The Humayun Nama: Gulbadan Begum's forgotten chronicle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Outlets of Coffee World, Books Express inaugurated". The Daily Star. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Yasmeen Murshed appointed high commissioner to Pakistan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Terror question confronts Dhaka school". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Much Ado About Nothing staged at Scholastica". The Daily Star. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Yasmeen Murshed made envoy to Pakistan". The Daily Star. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Yasmeen Murshed". nawabbari.com. Nawab Bari. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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