Rokeya Begum

Rokeya Begum is the member of parliament (MP) for reserved Women's Seat-45 in the 13th Parliament. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami nominated her for this seat. In Parliament she is a member of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. She is best known as the mother of Jabir Ibrahim, a child martyr of the July mass uprising.

Rokeya Begum was born on 21 October 1977. Her father is Fazlur Rahman and her mother is Panna Rahman. She lives in West Mollartek, Dakshinkhan, Dhaka.

She completed her primary and secondary education at Khilgaon Government High School, her higher secondary education at Siddheswari Girls' College, and her bachelor's and master's degrees at Eden Mohila College. In her working life she was a school teacher.

Rokeya Begum was one of the 13 people whose names the 11-party electoral alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami 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.

Her husband is Kabir Hossain. The couple have three children. Their child Jabir Ibrahim was a student of KC Model School and College; on 5 August 2024 he was martyred in Uttara while taking part in the long march of the July mass uprising.

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