A. Z. M. Shafiuddin Shamim
A.Z.M. Shofiuddin Shamim | |
|---|---|
আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ শফি উদ্দিন | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Comilla-8 | |
| In office 30 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Nasimul Alam Chowdhury[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1969[2] Cumilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League[3] |
| Spouse |
Afroza Sultana (m. 1995) |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Politician, businessman[4] |
Abu Zafar Mohammod (also A.Z.M. Shofiuddin Shamim; born 10 January 1969)[5] is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman.[6] He is chairman of SQ Group, a business founded by his father in 1961.[7][8] He was an elected member of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad from Comilla-8 constituency.[9]
Person. life
Shamim was born on 10 January 1969 in Barura Upazila, Cumilla.[10] He completed his Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) at Comilla Zilla School and his Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.) at Comilla Government College. He later earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from University of Dhaka and completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of the West of Scotland.[11]
Career
Shamim is the vice president of the Comilla South District Awami League.[12] He was elected chairman of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Limited in 2023.[13] He was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Comilla-8 constituency in January 2024, where he served until the parliament was dissolved. He subsequently went into hiding following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.[9][14]
Controversies
On 7 April 2025, amid an ongoing investigation into allegations that he misappropriated approximately BDT 300 crore from a government project, a Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on Shamim, following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[15]
References
- ↑ "List of 71 MPs who didn't get AL nomination". The Daily Star. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "AZM Shofiuddin Shamim, new boatman in Barura". dailypresenttimes.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Awami League unveils the candidates for 12th National Parliamentary Election". albd.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Newcomers hog headlines as 72 MPs miss party ticket". dailymessenger.net. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Abu Zafar Mohammod Shofiuddin". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ "Shofiuddin elected SBAC Bank chair". New Age. 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Leadership Team". SQ Group. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ "AZM Shofiuddin new chairman of SBAC Bank". The Financial Express. 20 August 2023.
- 1 2 "কুমিল্লা-৮ আসনে প্রথমবার নির্বাচিত নৌকার শফিউদ্দিন". rtvonline.com. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "AZM Shofiuddin Shamim, Director of South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited and Chairman of SQ Group, inaugurates an Agent Banking Outlet of the bank at Ashwadia Bazar of Barura Upazila of Cumilla recently.Md. Abdul Matin, DMD of the bank and local elite were present". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ ডেস্ক, বাণিজ্য (20 August 2023). "এ জেড এম শফিউদ্দিন শামীম এসবিএসি ব্যাংকের চেয়ারম্যান". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "BNP running with convening committees, conflict within AL". Prothom Alo. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Awami League changes candidates in two Comilla seats". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Mohiuddin (13 November 2024). "Power sector: Ex-minister's 'friends and family' in meter business". Prothomalo. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "কুমিল্লার সাবেক এমপি শফিউদ্দিন শামীমের বিদেশ গমনে নিষেধাজ্ঞা". Bangladesh Sangbad Shangshta. Retrieved 28 April 2026.