Selima Ahmad

Selima Ahmed is a Bangladeshi businessperson. She is the Vice Chairperson of Nitol-Niloy Group and the founder and President of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She serves as board member of state-owned Janata Bank Limited and is a former board member of Sonali Bank Limited. In 2014 she received the Oslo Business for Peace Award for her contributions in the Business sector. She is a Global Ambassador of The International Alliance for Women and former Course Teacher of MBA class in University of Dhaka.
Early life and education.
Selima Ahmad was born to late A. K. M. Fazlul Huq and late Rahima Huq.
Career.
Ahmad is vice chairperson of the Nitol-Niloy Group. This Group is one of the reputed business houses and has 26 companies. Of them, six are joint ventures and three are public companies. It has presence in automobiles, cement, paper, real estate, electronics and financial services.
Political career.
She was elected as a Member of parliament in 2018 from Comilla-2 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.
Personal life.
Ahmad is married to Abdul Matlub Ahmad, a Business Leader and former President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI). They have two sons, Abdul Musabbir Ahmed (Nitol) and Abdul Marib Ahmed (Niloy).