Name Tanjim Sohel | Role Politician | |
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Sohel Taj is a Bangladeshi politician and former State Minister for Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad.
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Early life
He was born in Dhaka on January 5, 1970. He attended Saint Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School and later completed "O" Levels from the British Council. He obtained Bachelor of Business Administration degree from American University. He holds a masters from Gordon University, United States of America in 2008.
Career
He was elected member of Parliament in 2001 with Awami League ticket. He served as a member of Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sports. While Sheikh Hasina was the Leader of the Opposition during the tenure of the BNP/Jamaat government (2001-2006), he played an active role in opposition politics. Sohel Taj was re-elected as Member of Parliament from the same constituency in 2008 and joined Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's cabinet as the State Minister for Home Affairs on Jan 6, 2009. During his second term as Member of Parliament, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. As State Minister of Home Affairs, he represented the Government of Bangladesh at the Pacific Area Special Operations Conference held in Hawaii, USA.
He resigned from Bangladesh's parliament, where he had represented the constituency of Gazipur-4 (Kapasia), on 23 April 2012. His sister Simeen Hussain Rimi was elected MP to replace him in his former constituency in Gazipur.
Personal life
His father was Tajuddin Ahmad the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and his mother was Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, a former Convenor and Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League. He has three sisters, Sharmin Ahmad Reepi, Simeen Hussain Rimi and Mahjabin Ahmad Mimi.