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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Imran Ahmad
| native_name = ইমরান আহমেদ
| native_name_lang = bn
| primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
| office = [[Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment|Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment]]
| term_start = 13 July 2019
| predecessor = [[Nurul Islam (minister)|Nurul Islam]]
| office1 = State Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
| term_start1 = 30 January 2019
| term_end1 = 12 July 2019
| constituency_MP2 = [[Sylhet-4]]
| term_start2 = 29 December 2008
| predecessor2 = [[Dildar Hossain Selim]]
| term_start3 = Sep 1996
| term_end3 = 1 October 2001
| predecessor3 = [[Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)|Saifur Rahman]]
| successor3 = Dildar Hossain Selim
| term_start4 = 27 February 1991
| term_end4 = 15 February 1996
| predecessor4 = [[Abdul Hannan (politician)|Abdul Hannan]]
| successor4 = Saifur Rahman
| term_start5 = 7 May 1986
| term_end5 = 3 March 1988
| predecessor5 = [[Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury]]
| successor5 = Abdul Hannan
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| education = B.A.(Hons)<ref name="eut"/>
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
| father = Harun Sheikh
| mother = Mst. Yanur Begum
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|02|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Demra]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
}}

'''Imran Ahmad''' (born 22 April 1948)<ref name="eut">{{cite web|title=Constituency 232|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/889-constituency-232|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=19 January 2017|language=en-gb}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician, businessman and the [[Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment|Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment]] since 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/2019/07/11/cabinet-reshuffle-2-new-ministers-to-take-oath|title=Imran to become minister, Indira state minister|date=2019-07-11|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref> He is a member of parliament from [[Sylhet-4]].<ref name="ere">{{cite news |title=Final Election Result from EC|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=381134$date=2014-01-05&dateCurrent=2014-01-11|work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|access-date=19 January 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055009/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=381134$date=2014-01-05&dateCurrent=2014-01-11|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Imran was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the city of [[Demra]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]. His father was Harun Sheikh and his mother was Mst. Yanur Begum. Their home was in Jessore in [[Manirampur Upazila]]. He completed his SSC education at the Bawany High School in [[Demra]] and finished his upper education. He graduated from the [[University of Dhaka]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in geography.

==Career==
Imran was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency in 1983 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the third parliamentary elections.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title="List of 3rd Parliament Members"|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> He was elected a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 5th Parliamentary Election of 1991.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/5th.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917232851/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/5th.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2018|access-date=17 September 2018|website=Bangladesh Parliament|language=bn}}</ref> He was then elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the by-election of September 1996.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=List of 7th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/7th%20Parliament%20.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064449/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/7th%20Parliament%20.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=24 August 2019|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 10th Parliamentary Election of 2014.<ref name="ere" /> He was later elected as a Member of Parliament from Sylhet-4 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election of 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:একাদশ সংসদের সদস্য হলেন যারা|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/election-comission/news/bd/693676.details|access-date=2021-06-01|website=banglanews24.com|date=31 December 2018 |language=bn}}</ref>

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