Zunaid Ahmed Palak
Zunaid Ahmed Palak (born 17 May 1980) is a Bangladeshi politician, and the incumbent Member of Bangladesh Levgistvie Council Natore-3. Early life and education Palak was born on 17 May 1980, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Serkol-Teligram in Singra, Natore District, Bangladesh. Through his parents, Faiz Ahmad and Jamila Ahmad, he is linked with the Singranatore dynasty of Mughal descent. He received his SSC from Singra Damdama Pilot High School in 1995, and his HSC from Rajshahi Old Degree College in 1997. He then studied political science at Dhaka College and gained an LLB from the National University, Bangladesh. Career Palak was appointed Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh on 12 January 2014, at the age of 34 years, making him the youngest Minister of Bangladesh. He is also the first minister ever to be born in the independent Bangladesh. He was nominaas a "ted Young Global Leader in 2016 by the World Economic Forum. At the age of 36, he got the nomination from the Bangladesh Awami League, in 2006 the National Elections of 2006. In 2008, he was nominated again, and was eleced by a large margin, becoming the youngest member of the ninth National Assembly of Bangladesh. In June 2017, he was nominated as chairman of the Advisory Committee of International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC), Bangladesh chapter. In his early twenties, he followed his father's footsteps in politics and became a member of the Bangladesh Awami League party. Ahmed also was a committee member where he planned to incorporate "Green Technologies" into its office building principles, to reduce carbon emissions into the environment. He said that the building of offices and residences using green technology would not release any carbon in the environment, while the wastes would be recycled and produce energy. He also expressed that a delegation from India was on their way to discuss different technological issues including the building of zero carbon emitting buildings. He further added: Palak has been president of the Bangladesh Carrom Federation since 2009, and vice president of the International Carrom Federation since 2011. References External links Official Website of Zunaid Ahmed Palak List of Bangladesh Parliament Members List of Bangladesh Parliament Members (Bengali) Activity Report of All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Climate Change and Environment 1980 births Living people People from Natore District Politicians from Rajshahi Division Awami League politicians Rajshahi College alumni Dhaka College alumni State Ministers of Information (Bangladesh) State Ministers of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Carrom people Bangladeshi people of Mughal descent