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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Benzir Ahmed
| native_name = বেনজির আহমেদ
| native_name_lang = bn
| constituency_MP = [[Dhaka-20]]
| parliament = Bangladesh
| term_start = 30 January 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[M. A. Maleque]]
| successor =
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = 
| successor1 = [[M. A. Maleque]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|29 Feb 1952}}<ref name="pld"/>
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| children = 2 sons, 1 daughter<ref name="aa27Nov2018" />
| education = M.A.<ref name="pld"/>
| alma_mater = [[Dhaka University]]
| occupation = Business<ref name="pld"/>
| committees = Committee on Petitions
Member, Standing Committee on Ministry of Land<ref name="pld"/>
}}
'''Benzir Ahmed''' (born 29 February 1952) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician who has served as the member of parliament for [[Dhaka-20]] since January 2019.

== Early life ==
Ahmed was born on 29 February 1952<ref name="pld" /> in the village of Bainna, [[Dhamrai Upazila|Dhamrai]], [[Dhaka District]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan, the third child among four brothers and two sisters.<ref name="aa27Nov2018">{{cite news |title=FF Benjir Ahmed gets AL ticket in Dhaka 20 |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/151247/ff-benjir-ahmed-gets-al-ticket-in-dhaka-20 |work=The Asian Age |location=Bangladesh |date=27 November 2022}}</ref> He attended Manikganj Debendra College and [[Dhaka University]].<ref name="aa27Nov2018" /> He has a M.A. degree.<ref name="pld">{{cite web |title=Constituency 193 |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/842-constituency-193 |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-20 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref name="aa27Nov2018" /> He received the nomination to contest 2018 election from Dhaka-20.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who are the Awami League candidates? |url=https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/11/25/who-are-the-awami-league-candidates |access-date=24 December 2018 |work=BD News24}}</ref> He is the president of the [[Dhaka District]] unit of the Bangladesh Awami League.<ref>{{cite news |title=AL enough to defeat itself in next polls! |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/180403/AL-enough-to-defeat-itself-in-next-polls |access-date=24 December 2018 |work=Prothom Alo}}</ref> He was the President of [[Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies|Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies(BAIRA)]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manpower recruiting agencies demand Tk 2,000cr stimulus package |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/manpower-recruiting-agencies-demand-tk-2000cr-stimulus-package/53952 |access-date=2021-07-07 |work=UNB}}</ref> In 2022 BAIRA Election, he lost to the panel lead by Mohammad Abul Bashar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=প্রতিবেদক |first=জ্যেষ্ঠ |title=বায়রা নির্বাচনে নূর আলী-বাশার প্যানেলের জয় |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/business/thtge4zfdv |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=bdnews24 |language=bn}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members]]

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