Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj


Tanzim Ahmed Sohel Taj is a retired Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad.

Early life

Taj was born in Dhaka on 5 January 1970 to Tajuddin Ahmad, was the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, a former convenor and presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League. He has three sisters, Sharmin Ahmad Reepi, Simeen Hussain Rimi and Mahjabin Ahmad Mimi. He obtained bachelor of business administration degree from the American University in Bulgaria and masters from Gordon University in the United States in 2008.

Career

Taj was elected a member of Parliament in 2001 with Bangladesh Awami League nomination. He served as a member of standing committee on the ministry of youth and sports. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2008 and joined the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's cabinet as the state minister of home affairs on 6 January 2009 and resigned from the position on 31 May the same year.
Taj resigned from Bangladesh's parliament, where he had represented the Gazipur-4 constituency on 23 April 2012. His sister Simeen Hussain Rimi was later elected MP to replace him in his former constituency.
Sohel Taj joined the television show 'Hotline Commando' on 20 July 2019 on the social issues of Bangladesh. The program was aired on private satellite channel RTV in the 12th episode