Selina Hayat Ivy

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The Honourable
Salina Hayat Ivy
Mayor
সেলিনা হায়াৎ আইভী
Salina Hayat Ivy
1st Mayor of Narayanganj
Assumed office
5 May 2011
DeputyAbdul Karim Babu
Preceded byPost Established
Personal details
Born (1966-06-05) 5 June 1966 (age 57)
Narayanganj, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseKazi Ahsan Hayat
ChildrenShadman Kazi (son)
Sharjil Kazi (son)
Parents
  • Ali Ahmed Chunka (father)
  • Mamataj Begum (mother)
Alma materOdesa National Medical University
Mitford Hospital
ProfessionPolitician
AwardsAnannya Top Ten Awards (2016) Bangla Academy Award (2022)

Selina Hayat Ivy (born June 5)[1][2] is a Bangladeshi politician, physician, and the first and current mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation.[3][4][5] Ivy is the first female mayor to hold office in Bangladesh.[6] She was given the status of State Minister on August 8, 2022, along with the Mayor of Chattragram.[7] She won her third term as mayor in the Narayanganj City Corporation election in 2022.[8]

Early life and education

Selina Hayat Ivy was born on June 6, 1966, in a political family in Narayanganj District. Her father was former Narayanganj municipal chairman Ali Ahmed Chunka [9] and her mother was Momtaz Begum. Ivy is the first child among the five children. She started her education at Dewvog Akhra Primary School. Later on, she was admitted to Narayanganj Preparatory School, where she studied up to the sixth grade. Then she was admitted to Morgan Girls' High School. She got a junior scholarship in 1979 and passed her secondary school certificate examination in 1982. Then she joined the Odesa National Medical University in 1985 on a scholarship from the Russian government and earned a medical degree with merit in 1992. Later, in 1992–93, she completed her internship at Mitford Hospital. Ivy worked as an honorary doctor at Midwest Hospital in 1993–94 and in Narayanganj's 200-bed hospital in 1994–95. Previously, she had also run the municipality for eight years, beginning in 2003. She is affiliated with the Awami League.

Political Career

In 1993, Ivy was the health and environmental affairs officer of the Narayanganj City Awami League. Her active political career began in 2003 when she participated in the municipal chairman election. In 2003, she was elected Chairperson of Narayanganj Municipality and became the first female Chairperson of Narayanganj Municipality. In 2011 She defeated Awami League-backed candidate and incumbent MP Shamim Osman by a margin of 120,000 votes to become the Narayanganj mayor for the first time.[10] She was re-elected in 2016 and again in 2022, each time securing a majority of the votes. In the 2016 mayoral election, Ivy received approximately 106,887 votes, which was about 44,000 votes more than her closest rival. Her 2022 re-election saw her winning with a vote count in the range of 159,057 to 161,273, surpassing her nearest competitor by a margin of approximately 66,000 to 69,000 votes.[11][12] Her political rivalry with local Awami League Leader MP Shamim Osman is a well known issue.[13][14][15] Presently, she is the vice president of the Narayanganj City Awami League. She is the founder and president of the Ali Ahmad Chunka Foundation and the Narayanganj Heart Foundation. She is also in charge of the convening of the Narayanganj district of Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad.[16][17]

Personal life

Salina Hayat Ivy is married to Kazi Ahsan Hayat from New Zealand. They have two sons named Shadman Kazi and Sharjil Kazi.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটি কর্পোরেশন". http. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ Official website (for name spelling), archived from the original on 2015-07-25
  3. ^ খবর - নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটির প্রথম মেয়র আইভী. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. ^ "Slain school boy Twaki's father seeks arrest of Shamim Osman's nephew". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. ^ "Narayanganj Mayor Ivy spends night at police station to get contractor released". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  6. ^ "Selina Hayat Ivy". World Bank Live. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  7. ^ উপমন্ত্রীর পদমর্যাদা পেলেন মেয়র আইভী. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  8. ^ Report, Star Digital (2021-12-03). "Selina Hayat Ivy gets AL ticket for Narayanganj City Corporation polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  9. ^ "V for Ivy". The Daily Star. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  10. ^ "Ivy returns as Narayanganj mayor for a third term". Dhaka Tribune.
  11. ^ Report, Star Digital (2021-12-03). "Selina Hayat Ivy gets AL ticket for Narayanganj City Corporation polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  12. ^ Correspondent, Senior. "In a league of her own, Ivy is re-elected Narayanganj mayor for third term". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  13. ^ "Ivy, Shamim blame each other for clashes over hawkers on pavements". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  14. ^ Correspondent, Staff (2018-01-16). "Mayor Ivy blames MP Shamim Osman for attack on her". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  15. ^ "Ivy- Shamim Osman: Where is the end of this conflict!". Barta24. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  16. ^ "'Historical conflict': Chunka family vs Osman family". poriborton.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Ivy becomes the first woman mayor". bdnews24.com. 31 October 2011.
  18. ^ "7 honoured with Bangla Academy fellowship". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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