Shahjahan Mia

Shahjahan Mia (17 January 1940 – 21 October 2023) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member from Patuakhali-1 constituency.^[2][3] He served as the state minister of religious affairs in the second Sheikh Hasina administration.^[4][5][6] He served as president of the Patuakhali Zilla Awami League until December 2019.^[7]

Shahjahan Mia
শাহজাহান মিয়া
Member of Parliament for Patuakhali-1
In office 7 January 2019 – 21 October 2023
Preceded by	ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader
Succeeded by	Afzal Hossain
In office 6 January 2009 – 5 January 2014
Preceded by	Altaf Hossain Chowdhury
Succeeded by	ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader
State Minister of Religious Affairs
In office 6 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	A. F. Hassan Ariff
Succeeded by	Mujibul Haque Mujib
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-17)17 January 1940[1]
Died	21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Patuakhali
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Education	LL.B (Hons)[1]
Occupation	Lawyer[1]

Death

Shahjahan Mia died on 21 October 2023 while undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in Dhaka. He was 83.^[8][9]