Syeda Razia Faiz
Syeda Razia Faiz | |
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সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ | |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Salahuddin Yusuf |
| Constituency | Khulna-14 (now-defunct) |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Syeda Jebunnesa Haque |
| Constituency | Reserved Women's Seat–35 |
| Member of 4th National Assembly | |
| In office 1965–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Begum Serajunnesa Choudhury |
| Constituency | NE-78 (Women’s Constituency III) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1936 |
| Died | 15 November 2013 (aged 77) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Spouse | Mohammad Abul Faiz |
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| Relatives | Syeda Sakina Islam (sister) Syed Ashraf Ali (brother) |
Syeda Razia Faiz (18 April 1936 – 15 November 2013) was a prominent Bangladeshi politician and government minister. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1960s. In 1979, she became the first (and only) woman to be elected as one of 300 members of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament of Bangladesh). She was also Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs during the Ershad regime.