Sheikh Tonmoy

Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy^[2][3] best known as Sheikh Tonmoy is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Bagerhat-2 constituency.^[2][4][5] He is a grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, nephew of Sheikh Hasina, and second-cousin of Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed & Tulip Siddiq. He has been missing along with all of his family members since the fall of his aunt Sheikh Hasina's government on 5 August 2024.

Sheikh Tonmoy
শেখ তন্ময়
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Bagerhat-2
In office 3 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Mir Showkat Ali Badsha
Personal details
Born	(1987-06-29) 29 June 1987 (age 37)[1] Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Parents	Sheikh Helal Uddin (father) Rupa Chowdhury (mother)
Relatives	see Tungipara Sheikh family

Early life

Tonmoy's father is Sheikh Helal Uddin, member of parliament for Bagerhat-1 and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[3] He completed his higher studies in London, United Kingdom.^{[2][3][4][6][1]}

Career

Tonmoy was elected to Parliament on 30 December 2018 from Bagerhat-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.^[7]

Tonmoy started his career journey with a job at a company in Singapore.^[8] Although he was born into a political family and didn't become politically active until 2017, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League as a member from Bagerhat Municipal Branch. That was his formal joining in politics.^[9][10]