Shama Obaed

Shama Obaed Islam (; born 14 May 1973) is a Bangladeshi politician. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency (Nagarkanda-Saltha) and the incumbent state minister of foreign affairs since February 2026.

Obaed is one of the seven women elected in the 2026 Bangladeshi general election and one of the three women in the Tarique Ministry.

Education and Professional Career Islam studied at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College before moving to the United States for higher education. She graduated with highest honors, earning a bachelor's degree in computer science from California State University. After graduation, she joined First Union Bank, where she worked in both the financial and technology sectors. In addition, she obtained an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Political career Shama Obaed returned to Bangladesh after her father's death and joined her father's party, BNP. She unsuccessfully contested from Faridpur-2, a constituency from which her father was elected several times, comprising Nagarkanda and Saltha Upazilas, in 2008.

In 2010, she became the President of Jatiyotabadi Muktijuddher Projonmo, an organisation representing the descendants of freedom fighters who advocate the cause of Bangladeshi Nationalism.

Islam was heavily engaged in the advocacy against the use of EVM in elections in Bangladesh, utilizing her knowledge as a computer scientist to raise awareness against the flaws of the machines and the system. In 2018, the BNP nominated her to contest for the Faridpur-2 constituency. However, the election was widely regarded as flawed and rigged, with Awami League activists allegedly taking control of the polling centres, supported by the police. It was alleged that ballot boxes were stuffed the night before the election.

She was appointed a key member of the party's foreign affairs committee, in which capacity she briefed diplomats in Dhaka on the BNP's position on democratic backsliding during the 2024 election cycle. She was subjected to smear campaigns by pro-Awami League activists for her role during the pro-democracy movement.

In February 2026, Islam won the 2026 Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Faridpur-2 constituency securing 120,909 votes while her nearest rival of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Shah Akram Ali received 87,956 votes.

Personal life Obaed is married to Mostajirul Shovon Islam who is the managing director of Sparrow Group, a garments manufacturing company. Together they have two children.