Name Hosne Wahid | ||
Hosne Ara Wahid (born 28 February 1955) is a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament, having served from 1996 to 2001. In 1996, she was selected as a female member of parliament for the Moulavibazar-Hobigonj parliamentary area. Prior to this, she worked as the project manager from 1983 to 1996 of Pathfinder, an International NGO which works for family planning and child welfare in Bangladesh, funded by United States Agency for International Development. She visited several countries on behalf of the NGO and of the Bangladesh Government, and addressed the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee (SOCHUM).
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Early life and career
Wahid was born on 28 February 1955 in Moulavibazar district to her parents Abdul Mofij and Ambia Khatun. She is the eldest of eight children, with five brothers and two sisters. Her father was a Pakistani Civil Serviceman who died during the 1982 flood in Bangladesh. She passed her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) group Science in 1969 from Sylhet Government Girls High School when her father was in Sylhet for his job. Her Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) was completed at the Sylhet Women's College in 1972. After that her father returned to Moulavibazar where she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Science in 1975 from the Moulavibazar Government College.
In 1983, Wahid joined Pathfinder, the family-planning based NGO She worked there for 13 years. In 1996, she was selected as a member of Parliament for five years. In 2001, she completed her parliamentary session and became involved with many social works. She is a lifelong member of Moulavibazar district Red Crescent society, Moulavibazar Press Club, and an honorary member of many organizations. She is the member of the District Awami League and thus is involved with its political movements.
Personal life
In 1977, Wahid married Abdul Wahid, who was the former General Secretary of Moulavibazar District Awami League. They have four children.