Sohel Taj

General Information

Former State Minister

Politician

Full Name: Tanzim Ahmed Sohel Taj

Affiliation: Retired Bangladesh Awami League Politician

Current Position: Former State Minister

Date of Birth: January 05, 1970

Place of Birth: Bangladesh

Home District: Gazipur

Constituency: 197, Gazipur-4

Term: First (8th-2001)

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Profile:

Tanzim Ahmed Sohel Taj (born 5 January 1970) is a fitness and health activist, body-builder and retired Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad.

Sohel Taj was born in Kapasia upazila under Gazipur district. He obtained Bachelor of Business Administration degree from American University in Bulgaria. He completed his masters from Gordon University in the USA in 2008.

Sohel 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 episodes.