Bangladeshi politicians residing abroad of Bangladeshi origin have increasingly participated in politics and public service in their adopted countries. Their backgrounds span various generations, from first-generation immigrants to later generations. Most Bangladeshi politicians abroad reside in the United Kingdom, the United States, and a few European nations. Some hold national positions, while others contribute at the community level.
Bangladeshi politicians abroad play a crucial role in advocating for the interests of the Bangladeshi diaspora within their adopted countries. Here’s a partial list of notable Bangladeshi politicians abroad, both past and present:
Image | Name | Location | Position | Link | Note |
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![]() | Rupa Huq, PhD | UK | Member of Parliament | Official Personal | National |
![]() | Rushanara Ali | UK | Member of Parliament | Official Personal | National |
![]() | Apsana Begum | UK | Member of Parliament | Official Personal | National |
![]() | Tulip Siddiq | UK | Member of Parliament | Official Personal | National |
![]() | Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman | USA | Ex-Council Member | Link | Patterson City Council, New Jersey |
![]() | Manzila Pola Uddin | UK | Baroness | Official Personal | National |
![]() | Lutfur Rahman | UK | Mayor | Official Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Nasim Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Camden Council |
![]() | Nadia Shah | UK | Councillor | Personal | Camden Council |
![]() | Nuran Nabi, PhD | USA | Committee Person | Official Personal | Plainsboro Township, New Jersey |
![]() | Abdul Hai | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Camden Council |
![]() | Md. Harun Miah | UK | Councillor | Official | Eastbourne Borough Council |
![]() | Abdul Quadir | UK | Councillor | Official | Camden Council |
![]() | Mohammed Hassan | USA | Council Member, Democratic Party | Official Link | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Muhammad Abdullah Salique | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Asma Begum | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Abu Ahmed Musa | USA | Council Member, Democratic Party | Official | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Forhad Hussain | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | Ayas Miah | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Anam Miah | USA | Ex-Council Member, Democratic Party | Link Personal | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Shiria Khatun | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Md. Maium Miah | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammad Rouf | UK | Councillor | Official | Sandwell Council |
![]() | Khales Uddin Ahmed | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Sirajul Islam | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shafiqul Haque | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Zahoor Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Sandwell Council |
![]() | Rajib Ahmed | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammed Abdul Mukit | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Montaz Ali Azad | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Oldham Council |
![]() | Mahbub Alam | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Helal Uddin Abbas | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Syeda Khatun | UK | Councillor | Official | Sandwell Council |
![]() | Raj Haque | UK | Councillor | Official | Mole Valley Council |
![]() | Fazlul Haque | UK | Councillor | Official | Oldham Council |
![]() | Ahmadul Haque | UK | Councillor | Official | Sandwell Council |
![]() | Shoab Akhtar | UK | Councillor | Official | Oldham Council |
![]() | Suluk Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shahed Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Aminur Khan | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohon Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Oldham Council |
![]() | Abdul Asad | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Tahmina Rahman | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | Sabina Akhtar | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ohid Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ali Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Cardiff Council |
![]() | Gulam Kibria Choudhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Sheikh Ullah | UK | Councillor | Official | Kirklees Council |
![]() | Abdal Ullah | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Gulam Robbani | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Arshid Mahmood | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | Iftakhar Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | Abjol Miah | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Oliur Rahman | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shaukat Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | Faryad Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | M. Mamun Rashid | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Imtiaz Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | Zamir Khan | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | Anwara Ali | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Azizur Rahman Khan | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Salim Mulla | UK | Councillor | Official | Blackburn Council |
![]() | Kumar Murshid | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mumtaz Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Kirklees Council |
![]() | Ahmed Hussain | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Hanif Mayet | UK | Councillor | Official | Kirklees Council |
![]() | Murad Qureshi | UK | Assembly Member | Official Personal | London Assembly |
![]() | Atiqul Hoque | UK | Councillor | Official | Salisbury City Council |
![]() | Harun Miah | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shah Alam | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ahmed Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Manchester City Council |
![]() | Jilani Chowdhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Islington Council |
![]() | Luthfur Rahman | UK | Councillor | Official | Manchester City Council |
![]() | Zulhash Uddin | UK | Councillor | Official | Tunbridge Wells Council |
![]() | Rabina Khan | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shamal Biswas | UK | Councillor | Official | Middlesbrough Council |
![]() | Rania Khan | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammad Sarwar | UK | Councillor | Official | Kirklees Council |
![]() | Alibor Choudhury | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Lutfa Begum | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Zenith Rahman | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Motin Uz-Zaman | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammed Mufti Miah | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammed Azizur Rahman | UK | Councillor | Official | Northampton Council |
![]() | Abdul Munim | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Junab Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Swindon Council |
![]() | Muhammad Ansar Mustaquim | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ayesha Chowdhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
Dulal Uddin | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council | |
![]() | Hanif Abdulmuhit | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | A A Sardar | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Humayun Kabir | UK | Councillor | Official | Croydon Council |
![]() | Abdul Matin | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Fozol Miah | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Rita Begum | UK | Councillor | Official | Westminster City Council |
![]() | Ziaul Islam MBE | UK | Councillor | Official | Birmingham City Council |
![]() | Shahadat Chowdhury, PhD | Australia | Ex-Councillor | Official | Parramatta City Council |
![]() | Rohima Rahman | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | M Abdul Harid | UK | Councillor | Official | Carlisle City Council |
![]() | Shafi Khan | UK | Councillor | Official | Croydon Council |
![]() | Helal Abu Sheikh | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 54, New York |
![]() | Muhammed Ghulam Mortuza | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Parvez Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Brent Council |
![]() | Md Rabbi Alam | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | US Senate, Missouri |
![]() | Abdul Amin | UK | Councillor | Official | Swindon Council |
![]() | Tahsina Ahmed | USA | Ex-Council Member | Official | Haledon City Council, New Jersey |
![]() | Shahin Khalique | USA | Council Member | Official Personal | Patterson City Council, New Jersey |
![]() | Saera Khan | Norway | Ex-Member of Parliament | Official | National |
![]() | Shere M Sattar | UK | Candidate | Personal | Eastleigh Council |
![]() | Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan | USA | Candidate, Republican Party | Link Personal | District 6, Georgia |
![]() | Maya Ajijun Ali | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Coventry City Council |
![]() | Sandra Kabir | UK | Councillor | Official | Brent Council |
![]() | Munsur Ali | UK | Councillor | Official Personal | City of London |
![]() | Khorshed A. Chowdhury | USA | Candidate, Republican Party | Link | District 54, New York |
![]() | Tahir Khan | UK | Councillor | Official | Luton Council |
![]() | Rashid Malik | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 7, Georgia |
![]() | Hansen Clarke | USA | Former Congressman, Democratic Party | Official | National |
![]() | Nazia Khanum, PhD | UK | Deputy Lieutenant | Official | Central Bedfordshire Council |
![]() | Anamul Haque (Enam) | UK | Councillor | Official | Northampton Council |
![]() | Sabina Khan | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammad Tayebur Rahman Helal | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 24, New York |
![]() | Ajmal Masroor | UK | Candidate, Independent | Personal | Bethnal Green & Bow |
![]() | Foysol Choudhury | UK | Labour Party | Official | Edinburgh South West |
![]() | Marina Ahmad | UK | Candidate, Labour Party | Official Personal | Beckenham |
![]() | Abul Kalam Azad | UK | Councillor | Official | Rother District Council |
![]() | Rahnuma Hayder | UK | Councillor | Official | Seaford Council |
![]() | Nina Ahmad | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | Philadelphia |
![]() | Rahima Khan | UK | Mayoral Candidate | Personal | Newham |
![]() | Doly Begum | Canada | Candidate | Link | Scarborough Southwest |
![]() | Mizan Choudhury | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | 5th Congressional District, NY |
![]() | Sheikh Rahman | USA | Senator, State Senate, Democratic Party | Link Official Personal | District 5, Georgia |
![]() | Badrun Khan | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 14, New York |
![]() | Mary Jobaida | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 37, New York |
![]() | Mohamed Ali Hayder | UK | Councillor | Official | Seaford Council |
![]() | Joy Chowdhury | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 34, New York |
![]() | Mahfuzul Islam | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 24, New York |
![]() | Shaniyat Chowdhury | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 5, New York |
![]() | Nabilah Islam | USA | Ex-Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 7, Georgia |
![]() | Mahtab Khan | USA | Candidate, District Leader, Democratic Party | Personal | District 24, New York |
![]() | Moumita Ahmed | USA | Candidate, District Leader, Democratic Party | Link | District 24, New York |
![]() | Mohammed Jahangir Hossain | USA | Candidate, State Senate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 41, Georgia |
![]() | Mohammed N. Mujumder | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 18, New York |
![]() | Mohammed Shabul Uddin | USA | Candidate for Judicial delegate | Link Personal | District 24, New York |
![]() | Mujib Rahman | USA | Candidate, Conservative Party | Link | District 24, New York |
![]() | Mohammed Idrees | UK | Councillor | Official | Birmingham City Council |
![]() | Saddak Miah | UK | Councillor | Official | Birmingham City Council |
![]() | Shahana Hanif | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 39, New York |
![]() | Soma Syed | USA | Candidate, County Judge | Link Personal | Queens, New York |
![]() | Dilip Nath | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 24, New York |
![]() | Mohammed Jahangir Alam | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link | Buffalo Common Council |
![]() | Saifur Khan Haroon | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 24, New York |
![]() | Monzurul Karim Tuhin | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Nayeem Leon Choudhury | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Personal | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Gias Talukder | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Showkat Choudhury | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Saiida Miah | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link | City of Hamtramck, Michigan |
![]() | Mirza Rashid | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 18, New York |
![]() | Mamnun Haq | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link Personal | District 39, New York |
![]() | Shepa Uddin | USA | Councilwoman | Official | Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ |
![]() | Aboul Bashar Khan | USA | Republican Party | Link | House of Representatives, New Hampshire |
![]() | Kabir Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Link Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Bellal Uddin | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Puru Miah | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Tarik Khan | UK | Ex-Councillor | Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ahmodul Kabir | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Rebaka Sultana | UK | Councillor | Personal | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Musthak Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Amin Rahman | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Abu Chowdhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shahab Uddin | UK | Ex-Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Faroque Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Asma Islam | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Leelu Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Saied Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shafi Ahmed | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Maisha Begum | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Bodrul Choudhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Jahed Choudhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Mohammad Chowdhury | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Kabir Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Iqbal Hossain | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Kamrul Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Shahaveer Shubo Hussain | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Saif Uddin Khaled | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Abdul Mannan | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ahmodur Khan | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Abdul Malik | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Ana Miah | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Maium Talukdar | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Abdul Wahid | UK | Councillor | Official | Tower Hamlets Council |
![]() | Abdul Jobbar | UK | Councillor | Official | Coventry City Council |
![]() | Shah Ali | UK | Councillor | Official | Seaford Town Council |
![]() | Shah Miah | UK | Councillor | Official | Camden Council |
![]() | Samata Khatoon | UK | Councillor | Official | Camden Council |
![]() | Nazma Rahman | UK | Councillor | Official | Camden Council |
![]() | Mohammed Jalal Uddin | UK | Councillor | Official | SandWell Council |
![]() | Dina Hossain | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | Shantu Ferdous | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | Mohammed Muzibur Rahman | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | Shaban Mohammed | UK | Councillor | Official | Newham Council |
![]() | Mohammed Nazrul Islam | UK | Councillor | Official | Oldham Council |
![]() | Abdul Jabbar | UK | Councillor | Official | Oldham Council |
![]() | Md Masudur Rahman | USA | State Senator | Official Personal | State Senate, Connecticut |
![]() | Rumi Chowdhury | UK | Councillor, Labour Party | Official | Witham |
![]() | Rufia Ashraf | UK | Councillor | Official | Northampton Borough Council |
![]() | Ovi Kabir | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Official | Tennessee State House, District 15 |
![]() | Jamal Khan | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Official | California State Senate, District 10 |
![]() | Nurul Huq Ali | UK | Candidate, Labour Party | Link | Gordon and Buchan |
![]() | Najmul Hussain | UK | Candidate, Labour Party | Link | Brigg and Immingham |
![]() | Attic Rahman | UK | Candidate, Conservative and Unionist Party | Link | Tottenham |
![]() | Sayeed Syduzzaman | UK | Candidate, Conservative and Unionist Party | Official | Ilford South |
![]() | Raj Forhad | UK | Candidate, Reform Party | Link | Ilford South |
![]() | Golam Tipu | UK | Candidate, Workers Party of Britain | Official | Ilford South |
![]() | Prince Sadiq Chaudhury | UK | Candidate, Workers Party of Britain | Official | Bedford |
![]() | Mohammad Shahed Hossain | UK | Candidate, Workers Party of Britain | Official | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
![]() | Faisal Kabir | UK | Candidate, Workers Party of Britain | Official | Altrincham and Sale West |
![]() | Mohhmmed Bilal | UK | Candidate, Workers Party of Britain | Official | Manchester Rusholme |
![]() | Halima Khan | UK | Candidate, Workers Party of Britain | Official | Stratford and Bow |
![]() | Naz Anis-Miah | UK | Candidate, Scottish Nationalist Party | Official | Dunfermline and Dollar |
![]() | Syed Siddiqi | UK | Candidate, Green Party | Link | Ilford South |
![]() | Samsuzzaman Syed | UK | Candidate, Green Party | Link | Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton |
![]() | Sharmen Rahman | UK | Candidate, Green Party | Link | Leicester South |
![]() | Momtaz Khanom | UK | Candidate, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Link | Folkestone and Hythe |
![]() | Wais Islam | UK | Candidate, Independent | Link | Holborn and St Pancras |
![]() | Ajmal Masroor | UK | Candidate, Independent | Link Personal | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
![]() | Md Somon Ahmed | UK | Candidate, Independent | Link | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
![]() | Sam Uddin | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
![]() | Ehteshamul Huq | UK | Candidate, Independent | Link | Poplar and Limehouse |
![]() | Omar Faruk | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Stratford and Bow |
![]() | Nizam Ali | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Stratford and Bow |
![]() | Nur Jahan Begum | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Ilford South |
![]() | Habib Rahman | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
![]() | Abul Azad | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Bexhill and Battle |
![]() | Raja Miah | UK | Candidate, Independent | Official | Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton |
![]() | Saddam Azlan Salim | USA | Senator, State of Virginia | Personal | District 37, Virginia |
![]() | Shahgir Bakth Faruk | UK | Candidate, Conservative Party | Link | Bethnal Green and Bow |
![]() | Kazi Miah | USA | Ex-Council Member | Official | Hamtramck City Council |
![]() | Sadik Chaudhury | UK | Candidate, Workers Party | Link | Bedford Council |
![]() | Syed Mohsin | Canada | Candidate, Conservative Party | Link | Vancouver-Kensington |
Akm Rahman | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link | District 5, Michigan | |
![]() | Golam Kadiri | UK | Candidate, Reform Party | Official | Nottingham North and Kimberley |
![]() | Shah Shahidul Haque | USA | Candidate, Republican Party | Link Personal | District 25, New York City |
![]() | ASM Noorullah Tarun | Canada | Candidate, Conservative Party | Personal | Scarborough Southwest |
![]() | Shibley Alam | UK | Labour Party | Official | Hyde Werneth |
![]() | Abdur Sikder | USA | Candidate, Democratic Party | Link | 12th Congressional District, CA |
![]() | Masood Chowdhury | Australia | Councillor, Labor Party | Official | Campbelltown City |
![]() | Ashiqur Rahman | Australia | Councillor, Labor Party | Official | Campbelltown City |
![]() | Jamal Uddin | UK | Councillor, Labor Party | Official | Borough of Redbridge |
![]() | Saima (Syeda) Ahmed | UK | Councillor, Labor Party | Official | Borough of Redbridge |
![]() | Syeda Lovely Choudhury | UK | Councillor, Labor Party | Official | Borough of Redbridge |
![]() | Shahnaz Sultana | Canada | Councilor | Official | Town of White City |
![]() | Masud Khalil | Australia | Councillor, Community Voice of Australia | Official | Campbelltown City |