Sabina Yeasmin

Sabina Yeasmin (born 17 March, 1978) is an Indian politician who served as Minister of State for Irrigation and Waterways, North Bengal Development in the Government of West Bengal. She is an MLA, elected from the Mothabari Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Political career She is first Muslim woman minister in Government of West Bengal in the First Mamata Banerjee ministry and current Third Mamata Banerjee ministry. Sabina Yasmin's victory from Mothabari was particularly creditable because Shehnaz Quadery, a niece of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury contested the seat as an independent candidate. She was one of the seven Muslim woman MLAs in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. She resigned as a minister when the Congress party decided to pull out of the Mamata Banerjee government. In 2018 she joined Trinamool Congress.

Zilla Parishad Sabina was Sabhadipati of Malda Zilla Parishad before contesting the assembly elections. In 2008, she won a seat in the Malda Zilla Parishad from Kaliachak – I.

Personal life She graduated from Gour Mahavidyalaya in 2000 and completed her post-graduation from University of North Bengal in 2002.