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Bangladeshi politician (died 2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rokia Afzal Rahman (c. 1941 – 5 April 2023)[1] was a Bangladeshi banker and entrepreneur. She was the first woman bank manager in Bangladesh.[1] She served as one of advisers of the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2001.[2][3]
Rokia Afzal Rahman | |
|---|---|
রোকেয়া আফজাল রহমান | |
.jpg) Rahman in 2019 | |
| Died | (aged 81) Singapore |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Rahman worked in the banking sector until 1980. She then started an agro-business, R.R. Cold Storage Limited which was involved in importing and exporting of potatoes and storage of seeds and potatoes.[1] She then bought another agro-business company, Imaan Cold Storage Ltd.[1]
In 1994, Women Entrepreneurs Association (WEA) in Bangladesh was formed with 150 members and Rahman was the founding president.[4] In 1996, she founded Women in Small Enterprises (WISE) to promote the role of women in small enterprises and industries.[1]
Rahman served in the Latifur Rahman ministry from 15 July 2001 to 10 October 2001.[5]
Rahman was the chairman of the board of directors of the Asian University for Women Support Foundation in Bangladesh.[6] She was the founding president of Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs[7][8] and the chairperson of MIDAS Financing Limited.[9]
Rahman was the chairperson of Mediaworld Limited, the holding company of The Daily Star.[8] She used to own shares in ABC Radio.[10]
Rahman was a board member in several organizations including BRAC, MIDAS, Manusher Jonno, BFF, MRDI, Smiling Sun, Health21.[11]
Rahman died at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore on 5 April 2023, at the age of 82.[11] She had two sons and a daughter.[12]
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