Arifa Sultana

Arifa Sultana is the member of parliament (MP) for reserved Women's Seat-30 in the 13th Parliament. Nominated by the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party), she is a member of the party's Dhaka Metropolitan South unit.

Known as Advocate Arifa Sultana Ruma, she was born on 21 April 1979. Her father is Md. Akkas Ali and her mother is Mst. Halima Begum. She is a lawyer at the Dhaka Bar by profession.

She has been active in politics since her student days. She was an assistant general secretary of the central committee of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. Alongside her legal practice she is also involved in social work, and she has served as president of the ad hoc committee of Chatmohar Pilot Girls' High School.

Arifa Sultana was one of the 36 people whose names the BNP announced on 20 April 2026 for the reserved seats for women. As the only candidate for this seat, which is filled by a vote of members of parliament, she was elected unopposed, and the Election Commission published the gazette on 30 April 2026. According to a report in The Daily Star, the party has given her organisational responsibility for the Pabna-1, Pabna-3 and Pabna-4 constituencies.

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Sources: bangla.dailynewnation.com, reporters24.com, banglatribune.com, bangla.thedailystar.net, bangla.bdnews24.com. If you see a mistake, let us know.