About Syeda Amina Khatun
Born 1969. Syeda Amina Khatun is a Bangladeshi and British social worker and youth worker.
Syeda Amina Khatun, MBE (; born 10 January 1969) is a British Labour Party politician, councillor for Tipton Green in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Cabinet Advisor for Education. In 1999, she was the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands region.
Early life Khatun was born in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and moved to England with her parents in October 1975.
Career In 1986, Khatun started her first job as research/outreach worker for the Department for Education and later became a language support tutor.
In May 1999, in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Khatun was elected as councillor for Tipton Green, becoming the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands region In February 2008, she received an award for her services to the community by the Birmingham Bangladeshi League.
Personal life Khatun is a Muslim. At the age of 15, she had an arranged marriage and has two sons and two daughters (born between 1985 and 1995).
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Syeda Amina Khatun was born on 10 January 1969 in East Pakistan.
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Syeda Amina Khatun is a social worker and youth worker.
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Syeda Amina Khatun is Bangladeshi and British.
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