Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the first female Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013 until September 2024. At 46, she became the youngest person to assume that office. She was also the chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association between 2014 and 2017. She previously served as the State minister of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh.