BangladeshCabinetBangladesh Nationalist PartyBarisal · Barishal-1 (Gournadi-Agailjhara)Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh
Zahir Uddin Swapon
Profile
Zahir Uddin Swapon is a Bangladeshi politician serving as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and as a Member of Parliament for Barishal-1 in the Jatiya Sangsad. A long-time strategist for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, he previously represented the same constituency in the 6th and 8th parliaments and served as the founding convenor of the BNP Media Cell. He is an alumnus of the University of Dhaka and has been an advocate for media freedom, transparency, and participatory politics.
Details
- Born
- 1960-06-29 · 66 years old
- Birth place
- Gournadi Upazila, Barishal District, Bangladesh
- Education
- University of Dhaka; Government Brajalal College
- Career
- Student activist, central president of Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri, media and research director for BNP
