Sheikh Tonmoy | |
Native Name: | শেখ তন্ময় |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Constituency Mp: | Bagerhat-2 |
Parliament: | Bangladesh |
Term Start: | 3 January 2019 |
Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
Predecessor: | Mir Showkat Ali Badsha |
Birth Date: | 1987 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Father: | Sheikh Helal Uddin |
Mother: | Rupa Chowdhury |
Relatives: | see Tungipara Sheikh family |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy best known as Sheikh Tonmoy is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Bagerhat-2 constituency.[1] He is a grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, nephew of Sheikh Hasina, and second-cousin of Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed & Tulip Siddiq. He has been missing along with all of his family members since the fall of his aunt Sheikh Hasina's government on 5th August 2024.
Tonmoy's father is Sheikh Helal Uddin, member of parliament for Bagerhat-1 and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He completed his higher studies in London, United Kingdom.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Tonmoy was elected to Parliament on 30 December 2018 from Bagerhat-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[7]
Tonmoy started his career journey with a job at a company in Singapore.[8] Although he was born into a political family and didn't become politically active until 2017, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League as a member from Bagerhat Municipal Branch. That was his formal joining in politics.[9] [10]