Selina Hayat Ivy

Salina Hayat Ivy (Bengali: সেলিনা হায়াৎ আইভী; born June 6, 1966)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician, a physician and current city mayor of Narayanganj. She was elected the first mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and first woman mayor of Bangladesh.[2][3][4] Ivy has been given the status of Deputy Minister on 7 November 2017.[5]

Salina Hayat Ivy
সেলিনা হায়াৎ আইভী
Mayor of Narayanganj
Assumed office
5 May 2011
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina Wazed
Personal details
Born
Ivy

(1966-06-06) June 6, 1966
Narayanganj, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Kazi Ahsan Hayat
Children2
ParentsAli Ahmed Chunka (father)
Mamataj Begum (mother)
ResidenceNarayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materOdessa National Medical University
ProfessionPolitician
AwardsAnannya Top Ten Awards (2016)

Early life and education

Ivy was born on 6 June 1966 in a political family of Narayanganj District. Her father was former Narayanganj municipal chairman Ali Ahmed Chunka [6] and her mother Momtaz Begum. Ivy's first child among five children of Chunka family. She started her education from Deovogh Akhra Primary School. Later she was admitted to Narayanganj Preparatory School and she studied up to the sixth grade. Then she was admitted to Morgan Girls' High School. She got junior scholarship in 1979 and passed her secondary school certificate examination in 1982. Then she joined the Odessa National Medical University in 1985 for a scholarship to the Russian government and took medical degree with merit in 1992. Later, in 1992-93 she completed the intern from Dhaka Midford Hospital. Ivy worked as an Honorary doctor in Midwest Hospital in 1993-94 after her long education, and in Narayanganj 200-bed hospital for 1994–95. Salina Hayat Ivy has four brothers and sisters. Previously, she had also run the municipality for eight years from 2003. She is affiliated with the Awami League.

Working life

Salina Hayat Ivy took part in various political and social activities with her father from School and College. In 1993 she was the Health and Environmental Affairs Officer of Narayanganj City Awami League. Her active political career began in 2003 by participating in the municipal chairman election. In 2003, she was elected the Chairman of Narayanganj Municipality and elected the first female chairman of Narayanganj Municipality. Presently she is the vice-president of Narayanganj City Awami League. She is the founder president of Ali Ahmad Chunka Foundation and Narayanganj Heart Foundation and she is in charge of the convening of Narayanganj district of Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad. Ivy is the first mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and the first woman in Bangladesh who has been elected as the mayor of any city corporation.[7][8]

Personal life

Ivy married to Kazi Ahsan Hayat from New Zealand. They have two sons named Sharjil Kazi and Shadman Kazi.

Awards

References
  1. Official website (for name spelling), archived from the original on 2015-07-25
  2. খবর - নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটির প্রথম মেয়র আইভী. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. "Slain school boy Twaki's father seeks arrest of Shamim Osman's nephew". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. "Narayanganj Mayor Ivy spends night at police station to get contractor released". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. উপমন্ত্রীর পদমর্যাদা পেলেন মেয়র আইভী. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. "V for Ivy". The Daily Star. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  7. "'Historical conflict': Chunka family vs Osman family". poriborton.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. "Ivy becomes the first woman mayor". bdnews24.com. 31 October 2011.
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